(míng) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); surname Ming; Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝[Yan2 di4] descended from Shennong 神農|神农[Shen2 nong2] Farmer God
(míng) bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
(míngliǎo) to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
(míngliàng) brightness
(míngrénbùzuòànshì) The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
(míngrén) Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)
(míngrénzōng) Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
(míngdài) the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
(míngxìnpiàn) postcard
(míngxiūzhàndàoàndùchéncāng) lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
(míngguāng) Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
(míngguāngshì) Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
(míngguāngdù) luminosity
(míngguānglán) lavender blue
(míngr) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
(míngchū) the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
(míngshísānlíng) the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
(mínggǔlǔ) Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
(mínggǔlǔshì) Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
(míngshǐ) History of the Ming dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing dynasty, 332 scrolls
(mínghé) Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan; Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772); Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
(míngbào) Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
(míngtiān) tomorrow
(míngtiānqǐ) Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhu1 You2 xiao4] (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗[Ming2 Xi1 zong1]
(míngtiānjiàn) see you tomorrow
(míngtàizǔ) Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 Wu3]
(míngmèi) bright and beautiful
(míngxiàolíng) Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Hertage site
(míngxuānzōng) Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
(míngchá) to note clearly; to perceive
(míngcháànfǎng) open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
(míngcháqiūháo) lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail; to distinguish right and wrong with acuity; omniscient
(míngshílù) annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[Ming2 chao2] (1368-1644)
(míngnísūdá) Minnesota, USA
(míngnísūdázhōu) Minnesota
(míngníābōlìsī) Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
(míngshān) Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
(míngshānqū) Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
(mínggǎngànshào) both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
(míngnián) next year
(míngdé) highest virtue; illustrious virtue; Middlebury (College)
(míngdézhèn) Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
(mínghuì) intelligent; brilliant
(míngchéngzǔ) Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 Le4]
(míngshǒu) dummy (in bridge)
(míngbǎizhe) evident; clear; undoubted
(míngjiào) Manicheism; same as 摩尼教
(míngwén) to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
(míngwénguīdìng) expressly stipulated (in writing)
(míngsīkè) Minsk, capital of Belarus
(míngrì) tomorrow
(míngmíng) obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
(míngxīng) star; celebrity
(míngxī) clarity; lucid
(míngzhì) sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious
(míngzhìzhījǔ) sensible act
(míngyuè) bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
(míngyuèqīngfēng) bright moon and clear wind (idiom); fig. clear and lovely atmosphere; everything in the garden is roses
(mínglǎng) bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
(míngcháo) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
(míngzhāo) tomorrow morning; the following morning
(míngcháotǐ) Mincho font
(míngmò) late Ming; first half of the 17th century
(míngmòqīngchū) late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
(míngzhàng) white cane (used by the blind)
(míngcháànfǎng) open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
(míngqiānghǎoduǒànjiànnánfáng) lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
(míngqiāngyìduǒànjiànnánfáng) lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
(míngwǔzōng) Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 De2]
(míngshuǐ) Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
(míngshuǐxiàn) Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
(míngzhì) Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)
(míngzhìwéixīn) the Japanese Meiji restoration of 1868
(míngjìng) bright and clean; luminous
(míngqīng) the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
(míngxī) Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
(míngxīxiàn) Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
(míngchè) clear; limpid
(mínghuǒ) flame; open fire
(míngxīzōng) Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
(míngzhēngàndòu) struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other; locked in constant strife
(míngzhū) pearl; jewel (of great value)
(mínglǐ) sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
(míngbai) clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
(míngjiǎo) clear and bright
(míngmùzhāngdǎn) openly and without fear; brazenly
(míngmóuhàochǐ) to have bright eyes and white teeth
(míngliǎo) to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
(míngzhī) to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well
(míngzhīgùwèn) to ask about something while already knowing the answer
(míngzhīgùfàn) deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
(míngquè) clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
(míngchuāngjìngjī) lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
(míngxì) clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)
(míngxìbiǎo) schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list
(míngjiāo) gelatin
(míngchù) clear place; out in the open
(míngxiā) prawn
(míngyán) to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
(míngdìng) to stipulate; to state expressly; to explicitly provide for
(míngbiàn) to discern; to distinguish clearly
(míngbiànshìfēi) to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
(míngdá) reasonable; of good judgement
(míngdáshìlǐ) reasonable; sensible
(míngsuì) glistening and piercing
(míngjìng) Der Spiegel
(míngjìng) bright mirror; fig. a mirror into the conscience
(míngjìnggāoxuán) a bright mirror hung high (idiom); fig. a mirror into the conscience of officials; Big brother is watching you.
(míngxiǎn) clear; distinct; obvious
(míngxiǎndejùfǎxiànsuǒ) explicit syntactic cue
(míngtǐ) Mincho; Song font