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ming4

ming2

[1] bright; light; brilliant [2] clear; understandable; [v] clarify; understand; obvious; evident [3] intelligent; clever [4] eyesight; seeing faculty [5] day; daybreak; dawn [6] [v] state; show; assert [7] next (day or year) [8] the Ming dynasty (1368-1644 A.D.) [9] a Chinese family name

Stroke count: 8

Level: 1

Radical: 日 (#72)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

明

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明白 ming4 baak6 ming2 bai5 = to understand; clear, obvious, evident

小明 siu2 ming4 xiao3 ming2 = child

明天 ming4 tin1 ming2 tian1 = tomorrow 國

明星 ming4 sing1 ming2 xing1 = pop star; celebrity

明年 ming4 nin4 ming2 nian2 = next year

不明白 bat1 ming4 baak6 bu4 ming2 bai2 = not clear; unknown; fail to understand 國

唔明白 m4 ming4 baak6 = don't understand 粵

聰明 cung1 ming4 cong1 ming2 = clever

明明 ming4 ming4 ming2 ming2 = clearly

文明 man4 ming4 wen2 ming2 = civilized; civilization; (placename) Mun Ming

非文明 fei1 man4 ming4 fei1 wen2 ming2 = uncivilized

光明 gwong1 ming4 guang1 ming2 = bright future, promising future

指明 zi2 ming4 zhi3 ming2 = to show or explain clearly

分明 fan1 ming4 fen1 ming2 = sharply marked; clearly defined borders

明日 ming4 jat6 ming2 ri4 = tomorrow

明確 ming4 kok3 ming2 que4 = clear, definite, certain

明顯 ming4 hin2 ming2 xian3 = clear, obvious, evident

開明 hoi1 ming4 kai1 ming2 = open-minded, enlightened

明晚 ming4 maan5 ming2 wan3 = tomorrow night

明早 ming4 zou2 ming2 zao3 = tomorrow morning

明朝 ming4 ziu1/ciu4 ming2 zhao1 = tomorrow morning (ming4 ziu1); Ming Dynasty (ming4 ciu4)

文明人 man4 ming4 jan4 wen2 ming2 ren2 = civilized man

明亮 ming4 loeng6 ming2 liang4 = brightness

聽唔明 teng1 m4 ming4 = not understand 粵

掌上明珠 zoeng2 soeng6 ming4 zyu1 zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1 = beloved daughter

說明書 syut3 ming4 syu1 shuo1 ming2 shu1 = manual; users' guide

說明 syut3 ming4 shuo1 ming2 = to explain; to show 國

發明 faat3 ming4 fa1 ming2 = to invent; invention

明信片 ming4 seon3 pin3*2 ming2 xin4 pian4 = postcard

照明 ziu3 ming4 zhao4 ming2 = illumination

聲明 sing1 ming4 sheng1 ming2 = declaration; statement

表明 biu2 ming4 biao3 ming2 = to clarify

英明 jing1 ming4 ying1 ming2 = wise

證明 zing3 ming4 zheng4 ming2 = testimony; to prove

鮮明 sin1 ming4 xian1 ming2 = bright; clear; distinct; clear-cut

簡明 gaan2 ming4 jian3 ming2 = simple and clear; concise

精明 zing1 ming4 jing1 ming2 = skilled; astute

闡明 zin2 ming4 chan3 ming2 = to clarify; to explain clearly

查明 caa4 ming4 cha2 ming2 = to ascertain; to find out; to prove through investigation

透明 tau3 ming4 tou4 ming2 = transparent

透明度 tau3 ming4 dou6 tou4 ming2 du4 = transparency; level of transparency; degree of openness

半透明 bun3 tau3 ming4 ban4 tou4 ming2 = translucent; semi-transparent

不透明 bat1 tau3 ming4 bu4*2 tou4 ming2 = opaque

昆明 kwan1 ming4 kun1 ming2 = Kunming, capitol of Yunnan province in southwest China

明報 ming4 bou3 ming2 bao4 = Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)

明蝦 ming4 haa1 = shrimp, prawn

黎明 lai4 ming4 li2 ming2 = dawn, daybreak; Leon Lai

明知 ming4 zi1 = deliberately, knowingly; guilty knowledge

講明 gong2 ming4 = explain; make clear

無明火 mou4 ming4 fo2 wu2 ming2 huo3 = flames of anger

清明節 cing1 ming4 zit3 qing1 ming2 jie2 = Ching Ming Festival

難明 naan4 ming4 = hard to be clear about

公開聲明 gung1 hoi1 seng1 ming4 = avow

眼明 ngaan5 ming4 = quick eye

明渠 ming4 keoi4 = open drain

明瓦 ming4 ngaa5 = thin, ground pieces of mother-of-pearl, used in windows in place of glass

明火 ming4 fo2 = out in the open, unhidden

明火打劫 ming4 fo2 daa2 gip3 = open robbery 粵

無明火起 mou4 ming4 fo2 hei2 wu2 ming2 huo3 qi3 = fly into a rage

擺明 baai2 ming4 = to be obvious

擺明的事實 baai2 ming4 dik1 si6 sat6 = plain truth

心知肚明 sam1 zi1 tou5 ming4 = "I know in my heart (and in my stomach)..."

清明 cing1 ming4 qing1 ming2 = Ching Ming

三明治 saam1 ming4 zi6 san1 ming2 zhi4 = sandwich

不文明的 bat1 man4 ming4 dik1 bu4 wen2 ming2 de5 = uncivilized 國

不明 bat1 ming4 bu4 ming2 = not clear; unknown; fail to understand 國

不明晰的 bat1 ming4 sik1 dik1 bu4 ming2 xi1 de5 = unintelligible 國

不明確 bat1 ming4 kok3 bu4 ming2 que4 = indefinite; uncertainty 國

不明確的 bat1 ming4 kok3 dik1 bu4 ming2 que4 de5 = uncertain; unaccounted for 國

微明 mei4 ming4 wei1 ming2 = twilight

文明化 man4 ming4 faa3 wen2 ming2 hua4 = civilize

明文 ming4 man4 ming2 wen2 = (laws, rules, etc) state in writing

明文規定 ming4 man4 kwai1 ding6 ming2 wen2 gui1 ding4 = expressly stipulated (in writing)

明智 ming4 zi3 ming2 zhi4 = sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious

明言 ming4 jin4 ming2 yan2 = pronounced

不明飛行物 bat1 ming4 fei1 haang4 mat6 bu4 ming2 fei1 xing2 wu4 = unidentified flying object, UFO

透明膠帶 tau3 ming4 gaau1 daai3*2 tou4 ming2 jiao1 dai4 = cellophane tape; Scotch tape

先見之明 sin1 gin3 zi1 ming4 xian1 jian4 zhi1 ming2 = foresight

判明 pun3 ming4 pan4 ming2 = to distinguish; to ascertain

圖解說明 tou4 gaai2 syut3 ming4 tu2 jie3 shuo1 ming2 = illustrate

發表聲明 faat3 biu2 sing1 ming4 fa1 biao3 sheng1 ming2 = to issue a statement; to issue a declaration

神志清明 san4 zi3 cing1 ming4 shen2 zhi4 qing1 ming2 = clear-minded

明敏 ming4 man5 ming2 min3 = bright and quick

失明 sat1 ming4 shi1 ming2 = to become blind; blindness

冰雪聰明 bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 bing1 xue3 cong1 ming5 = extremely intelligent

標明 biu1 ming4 biao1 ming2 = mark; indicate

不透明的 bat1 tau3 ming4 dik1 bu4 tou4 ming2 de5 = opaque 國

明礬 ming4 faan4 ming2 fan2 = alum

表明的 biu2 ming4 dik1 biao3 ming2 de5 = [adj] enunciative 國

版本說明 baan2 bun2 syut3 ming4 ban3 ben3 shuo1 ming2 = [v] imprint

發明家 faat3 ming4 gaa1 fa1 ming2 jia1 = inventor

聰明才智 cung1 ming4 coi4 zi3 cong1 ming5 cai2 zhi4 = [n] intelligence and wisdom

聲明書 sing1 ming4 syu1 sheng1 ming2 shu1 = statement

證明書 zing3 ming4 syu1 zheng4 ming2 shu1 = certificate

透明程度 tau3 ming4 cing4 dou6 tou4 ming2 cheng2 du4 = transparency

電影明星 din6 jing2 ming4 sing1 = film star

來歷不明 loi4 lik6 bat1 ming4 lai2 li4 bu4 ming2 = of unknown origin 國

明膠 ming4 gaau1 ming2 jiao1 = gelatin, gelatine

明知故問 ming4 zi1 gu3 man6 ming2 zhi1 gu4 wen4 = to ask about something one already knows

文明國家 man4 ming4 gwok3 gaa1 = civilized countries, civilized states

明克 ming4 hak1 = mink (as a loanword)

光明節 gwong1 ming4 zit3 = Chanukah, Hanukkah, Hannuka

光明節燭台 gwong1 ming4 zit3 zuk1 toi4 = a menorah

明辨 ming4 bin6 ming2 bian4 = discern

明代 ming4 doi6 ming2 dai4 = the Ming Dynasty

明月 ming4 jyut6 ming2 yue4 = bright moon; (wr.) legendary luminous pearl

明朗 ming4 long5 ming2 lang3 = bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful

守得雲開見月明 sau2 dak1 wan4 hoi1 gin3 jyut6 ming4 = every cloud has a silver lining

講極都唔明 gong2 gik6 dou1 m4 ming4 = still don't understand, even after further explanation 粵

不明不白 bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 bu4 ming2 bu4 bai2 = not clear; without reason

開明紳士 hoi1 ming4 san1 si6*2 kai1 ming2 shen1 shi4 = the enlightened gentry

旗幟鮮明 kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4 qi2 zhi4 xian1 ming2 = publicly and unequivocally

小聰明 siu2 cung1 ming4 xiao3 cong1 ming5 = cleverness in trivial matters; petty trick

遺失聲明 wai4 sat1 sing1 ming4 yi2 shi1 sheng1 ming2 = lost property notice

自作聰明 zi6 zok3 cung1 ming4 = think of yourself as being smart

打仔明星 daa2 zai2 ming4 sing1 = an action star in the movies

新發明 san1 faat3 ming4 = an invention; to invent

注明 zyu3 ming4 zhu4 ming4 = explanatory note; give clear indication of

開明車馬 hoi1 ming4 geoi1 maa5 = (in chess game) have the horse and chariot in the battle formation; to be up-front

中國四大發明 zung1 gwok3 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4 zhong1 guo2 si4 da4 fa1 ming2 = the big four inventions (from China)

明愛 ming4 oi3 ming2 ai4 = Caritas

明知故犯 ming4 zi1 gu3 faan6 = commit a crime or mistake on purpose

明媚 ming4 mei4 ming2 mei4 = bright and beautiful; radiant and enchanting

明爭暗鬥 ming4 zang1 am3 dau3 ming2 zheng1 an4 dou4 = both open strife and veiled struggle

耳聰目明 ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 er3 cong1 mu4 ming2 = (of old people) have good ears and eyes; can hear and see well; have a thorough grasp of the situation

自知之明 zi6 zi1 zi1 ming4 zi4 zhi1 zhi1 ming2 = to know one-self thoroughly

擺明車馬 baai2 ming4 geoi1 maa5 = (in chess game) have the horse and chariot in the battle formation; to be up-front

寫明 se2 ming4 xie3 ming2 = to clearly put into writing

明末 ming4 mut6 Ming2 mo4 = late Ming dynasty; first half of the 17th Century

明初 ming4 co1 ming2 chu1 = the early Ming dynasty (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

言明 jin4 ming4 yan2 ming2 = state explicitly

明細 ming4 sai3 ming2 xi4 = clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)

明瞭 ming4 liu4 ming2 liao3 = clearly understand, be clear about, sentient

明日黃花 ming4 jat6 wong4 faa1 ming2 ri4 huang2 hua1 = things or issues of the past

聰明聽話 cung1 ming4 teng1 waa6 cong1 ming2 ting1 hua4 = intelligent and obedient

神明 san4 ming4 shen2 ming2 = gods; deities; spirits; divinities

柳暗花明又一村 lau5 am3 faa1 ming4 jau6 jat1 cyun1 liu3 an4 hua1 ming2 you4 yi4 cun1 = there is always other avenues, other way out

褻瀆神明 sit3 duk6 san4 ming4 xie4 du2 shen2 ming2 = blasphemy

四大發明 sei3 daai6 faat3 ming4 si4 da4 fa1 ming2 = the four great Chinese inventions

明屈 ming4 wat1 = to take advantage of sb in a blatant and bullying way 粵

長明小燈 coeng4 ming4 siu2 dang1 chang2 ming2 xiao3 deng1 = a pilot light

明體 ming4 tai2 ming2 ti3 = Ming (typeface)

炒明星 caau2 ming4 sing1 chao3 ming2 xing1 = to make somebody famous

明晰 ming4 sik1 ming2 xi1 = distinct, clear, clarity

明眸皓齒 ming4 mau4 hou6 ci2 ming2 mou2 hao4 chi3 = (of a lovely woman) have glowing eyes and white teeth

賞罰分明 soeng2 fat6 fan1 ming4 shang3 fa2 fen1 ming2 = to make a clear distinction between rewards and punishment; to fairly mete out rewards and punishment

明暗法 ming4 am3 faat3 ming2 an4 fa3 = chiaroscuro, shading

剖明 fau2 ming4 pou1 [PRC] pou3 [TW] ming2 = analyse and clarify

明碼實價 ming4 maa5 sat6 gaa3 ming2 ma3 shi2 jia4 = (of a price) to be clearly marked and be the actual price 粵

明目張膽 ming4 muk6 zoeng1 daam2 ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3 = flagrantly; audaciously; brazenly

孔明燈 hung2 ming4 dang1 kong3 ming2 deng1 = Hung Ming flying lantern; sky lanterns

事後孔明 si6 hau6 hung2 ming4 shi4 hou4 kong3 ming2 = comment with hindsight 粵

明刀明槍 ming4 dou1 ming4 coeng1 ming2 dao1 ming2 qiang1 = of an attacker to reveal his intent to attack, not by suprise; to show one's weapons

明解 ming4 gaai2 = understand

高明 gou1 ming4 gao1 ming2 = Gaoming, brilliant idea

愛憎分明 oi3 zang1 fan1 ming4 ai4 zeng1 fen1 ming2 = clearly differentiate between love and hate

明槍易躲，暗箭難防 ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 am3 zin3 naan4 fong4 ming2 qian1 yi4 duo3 an4 jian4 nan2 fang2 = its easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against a hidden arrow

光明磊落 gwong1 ming4 leoi5 lok6 guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4 = fair and square; open and aboveboard

陽光明媚 joeng4 gwong1 ming4 mei4 yang2 guang1 ming2 mei4 = the sun shines brightly

安非他明 on1 fei1 taa1 ming4 = amphetamine

甲基安非他明 gaap3 gei1 on1 fei1 taa1 ming4 = methylamphetamine

亞甲二氧基甲基安非他明 aa3 gaap3 ji6 joeng5 gei1 gaap3 gei1 on1 fei1 taa1 ming4 = MDMA

多明尼加共和國 do1 ming4 nei4 gaa1 gung6 wo4 gwok3 duo1 ming2 ni2 jia1 gong4 he2 guo2 = Dominican Republic

明槓 ming4 gong3 ming2 gang4 = (mahjong) melded kong/quadruplet

明刻 ming4 kaan5 ming2 ke4 = (mahjong) melded pong/triplet

胡志明 wu4 zi3 ming4 hu2 zhi4 ming2 = Ho Chi Minh (Vietnamese leader, city)

胡志明市 wu4 zi3 ming4 si5 hu2 zhi4 ming2 shi4 = Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon)

明尼蘇達 ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 Ming2 ni2 su1 da2 = Minnesota

明斯克 ming4 si1 hak1 ming2 si1 ke4 = Minsk

光明日報 gwong1 ming4 jat6 bou3 guang1 ming2 ri4 bao4 = Guangming Daily

懷俄明 waai4 ngo4 ming4 huai2 e2 ming2 = Wyoming (US state)

清明化 cing1 ming4 faa3 qing1 ming2 hua4 = lucidification

不言自明的 bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 dik1 bu4 yan2 zi4 ming2 de5 = axiomatic(al) 國

招股說明書 ziu1 gu2 syut3 ming4 syu1 zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1 = prospectus

半透明點 bun3 tau3 ming4 dim2 ban4 tou4 ming2 dian3 = translucent spot

透明硬膠 tau3 ming4 ngaang6 gaau1 tou4 ming2 ying4 jiao1 = [化] Lucite (perspex)

東明 dung1 ming4 dong1 ming2 = Dongming (place in Shandong)

崇明 sung4 ming4 chong2 ming2 = Chongming (place in Shanghai)

明溪 ming4 kai1 ming2 xi1 = Mingxi (place in Fujian)

明水 ming4 seoi2 ming2 shui3 = Mingshui (place in Heilongjiang)

寧明 ning4 ming4 ning2 ming2 = Ningming (place in Guangxi)

三明 saam1 ming4 san1 ming2 = Sanming (city in Fujian)

嵩明 sung1 ming4 song1 ming2 = Songming (place in Yunnan)

中英聯合聲明 zung1 jing1 lyun4 hap6 sing1 ming4 = Sino-British Joint Declaration

明報週刊 ming4 bou3 zau1 hon1*2 = Ming Pao Weekly

明珠台 ming4 zyu1 toi4 = Pearl Channel

無線電視明珠台 mou4 sin3 din6 si6 ming4 zyu1 toi4 = Pearl Channel

明德 ming4 dak1 ming2 de2 = highest virtue; illustrious virtue; Middlebury (College)

光明正大 gwong1 ming4 zing3 daai6 guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4 = fairness; just and honorable; frank and righteous

反清復明 faan2 cing1 fuk6 ming4 fan3 qing1 fu4 ming2 = overthrow the Qing Dynasty and restore the Ming Dynasty

昆明湖 kwan1 ming4 wu4 kun1 ming2 hu2 = Kunming Lake

明尼蘇達州 ming4 nei4 sou1 daat6 zau1 ming2 ni2 su1 da2 zhou1 = Minnesota

決明子 kyut3 ming4 zi2 jue2 ming2 zi3 = [TCM] cassia, foetid cassia seeds (semen cassiae torae)

圓明園 jyun4 ming4 jyun4*2 yuan2 ming2 yuan2 = the Old Summer Palace

馬國明 maa5 gwok3 ming4 ma3 guo2 ming2 = Kenneth Ma

清明上河圖 cing1 ming4 soeng5 ho4 tou4 qing1 ming2 shang4 he2 tu2 = Riverside Scene at Qingming Festival

表明心跡 biu2 ming4 sam1 zik1 biao3 ming2 xin ji1 [TW] ji4 [PRC] = reveal one's true motives or intentions

不動明王 bat1 dung6 ming4 wong4 bu4 dong4 ming2 wang2 = Acala, Fudo

聰明反被聰明誤 cung1 ming4 faan2 bei4 cung1 ming4 ng6 cong1 ming2 fan3 bei4 cong1 ming2 wu4 = too clever by half; cleverness may overreach itself

明德鎮 ming4 dak1 zan3 ming2 de2 zhen4 = Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

本杰明 bun2 git6 ming4 ben3 jie2 ming2 = Benjamin (person name)

陳道明 can4 dou6 ming4 chen2 dao4 ming2 = Chen Daoming

陳明真 can4 ming4 zan1 chen2 ming2 zhen1 = Jennifer Chen (a.k.a, Jane Chen)

達明一派 daat6 ming4 jat1 paai3 da2 ming2 yi1 pai4 = Tat Ming Pair

傅明憲 fu6 ming4 hin3 fu4 ming2 xian4 = Gigi Fu

郭藹明 gwok3 oi2 ming4 guo1 ai3 ming2 = Amy Kwok

洪天明 hung4 tin1 ming4 hong2 tian1 ming2 = Timmy Hung

游鴻明 jau4 hung4 ming4 you2 hong2 ming2 = Chris Yu

劉諺明 lau4 jin6 ming4 liu2 yan4 ming2 = Ming

劉錫明 lau4 sek3 ming4 liu2 xi1 ming2 = Canti Lau Sek Ming

明道 ming4 dou6 ming2 dao4 = Mingdao (a.k.a., Matthew)

尹揚明 wan5 joeng4 ming4 yin3 yang2 ming2 = Vincent Wan

黃耀明 wong4 jiu6 ming4 huang2 yao4 ming2 = Anthony Wong Yiu-Ming (singer)

張達明 zoeng1 daat6 ming4 zhang1 da2 ming2 = Cheung Tat-Ming

姚明 jiu4 ming4 yao2 ming2 = Yao Ming, Chinese NBA star player

元朗明渠 jyun4 long5 ming4 keoi4 = Yuen Long Nullah

Showing all 15 examples containing 明

我不明白國
I don't understand

我叫小明。
I am called Siu Ming.
[The alternative is 'I am Siu Ming' which is, in Cantonese, '我係小明。 ngo5 hai6 siu2 ming4']

小明同小芳係好朋友。粵
Siu Ming and Siu Fong are good friends.

你係咪真係完全明白啊？粵
Do you really understand everything?

有樣嘢我唔明白粵
There's something I don't understand.

我真係唔明白佢點解噉樣做呀。粵
I really don't understand why he acts/behaves like this.
[http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/phorum/read.php?14,131924,131924#msg-131924]

小明成日讚佢自己
Siu Ming is always praising herself.

乜你噉都唔明? 粵
Is it so hard to understand?
[[literal] why you such still not understand?]

我已經寫明係七點鐘開始嘅。
I've already clearly put into writing that it starts at 7 o'clock.

現在流行的事物，過些時候都成為明日黃花。國
What is fashionable now will be passe after some time.

或者呢個係佢褻瀆神明應得嘅報應粵
This probably is the punishment he gets for blaspheming against the deities.

請你幫我買幾份報紙，南華、星島、明報各一份。
Please buy some newspapers for me, South China (Morning Post), Sing Tao (Daily) and Ming Pao (Daily), one each.

如果阿明真係一個識飛嘅超人就好喇⋯⋯噉佢就唔會喺條街度踩咗啲米田共返嚟屋企，重要印到成條走廊嘅地板都係！抹死人咩⋯⋯ 粵
It'd be nice if Ah Ming were a superhero that knew how to fly … Then he wouldn't have brought home the poop that he stepped on in the street and printed it all over the floorboards in the hallway! Cleaning it up will be the death of me …

哪懼明天風高路斜
What could there be to fear from the adversity ahead?
[Literally: what could (we) fear from tomorrow's high winds and crooked roads]

綁匪懾於法律威嚴及時懸崖勒馬，算他們聰明。
The kidnappers, being fearful of the strict laws, were clever to pull back and stop before it became too late.

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