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(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

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(míng) bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

明了 (w)

(míngliǎo) to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]

明亮 (w)

(míngliàng) brightness

明人不做暗事 (w)

(míngrénbùzuòànshì) The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.

明仁 (w)

(míngrén) Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)

明仁宗 (w)

(míngrénzōng) Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]

明代 (w)

(míngdài) the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

明信片 (w)

(míngxìnpiàn) postcard

明修栈道,暗渡陈仓 (w)

(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

明光 (w)

(míngguāng) Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui

明光市 (w)

(míngguāngshì) Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui

明光度 (w)

(míngguāngdù) luminosity

明光蓝 (w)

(míngguānglán) lavender blue

明儿 (w)

(míngr) tomorrow; one of these days; some day

明初 (w)

(míngchū) the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

明十三陵 (w)

(míngshísānlíng) the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)

明古鲁 (w)

(mínggǔlǔ) Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明古鲁市 (w)

(mínggǔlǔshì) Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明史 (w)

(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

明和 (w)

(mínghé) Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan; Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772); Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)

明报 (w)

(míngbào) Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)

明天 (w)

(míngtiān) tomorrow

明天启 (w)

(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]

明天见 (w)

(míngtiānjiàn) see you tomorrow

明太祖 (w)

(míngtàizǔ) Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 Wu3]

明媚 (w)

(míngmèi) bright and beautiful

明孝陵 (w)

(míngxiàolíng) Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Hertage site

明宣宗 (w)

(míngxuānzōng) Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]

明察 (w)

(míngchá) to note clearly; to perceive

明察暗访 (w)

(míngcháànfǎng) open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides

明察秋毫 (w)

(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

明实录 (w)

(míngshílù) annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[Ming2 chao2] (1368-1644)

明尼苏达 (w)

(míngnísūdá) Minnesota, USA

明尼苏达州 (w)

(míngnísūdázhōu) Minnesota

明尼阿波利斯 (w)

(míngníābōlìsī) Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

明山 (w)

(míngshān) Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明山区 (w)

(míngshānqū) Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明岗暗哨 (w)

(mínggǎngànshào) both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)

明年 (w)

(míngnián) next year

明德 (w)

(míngdé) highest virtue; illustrious virtue; Middlebury (College)

明德镇 (w)

(míngdézhèn) Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

明慧 (w)

(mínghuì) intelligent; brilliant

明成祖 (w)

(míngchéngzǔ) Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 Le4]

明手 (w)

(míngshǒu) dummy (in bridge)

明摆着 (w)

(míngbǎizhe) evident; clear; undoubted

明教 (w)

(míngjiào) Manicheism; same as 摩尼教

明文 (w)

(míngwén) to state in writing (laws, rules etc)

明文规定 (w)

(míngwénguīdìng) expressly stipulated (in writing)

明斯克 (w)

(míngsīkè) Minsk, capital of Belarus

明日 (w)

(míngrì) tomorrow

明明 (w)

(míngmíng) obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely

明星 (w)

(míngxīng) star; celebrity

明晰 (w)

(míngxī) clarity; lucid

明智 (w)

(míngzhì) sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious

明智之举 (w)

(míngzhìzhījǔ) sensible act

明月 (w)

(míngyuè) bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]

明月清风 (w)

(míngyuèqīngfēng) bright moon and clear wind (idiom); fig. clear and lovely atmosphere; everything in the garden is roses

明朗 (w)

(mínglǎng) bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful

明朝 (w)

(míngcháo) Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

明朝 (w)

(míngzhāo) tomorrow morning; the following morning

明朝体 (w)

(míngcháotǐ) Mincho font

明末 (w)

(míngmò) late Ming; first half of the 17th century

明末清初 (w)

(míngmòqīngchū) late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century

明杖 (w)

(míngzhàng) white cane (used by the blind)

明查暗访 (w)

(míngcháànfǎng) open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides

明枪好躲,暗箭难防 (w)

(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

明枪易躲,暗箭难防 (w)

(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

明武宗 (w)

(míngwǔzōng) Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 De2]

明水 (w)

(míngshuǐ) Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

明水县 (w)

(míngshuǐxiàn) Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

明治 (w)

(míngzhì) Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)

明治维新 (w)

(míngzhìwéixīn) the Japanese Meiji restoration of 1868

明净 (w)

(míngjìng) bright and clean; luminous

明清 (w)

(míngqīng) the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

明溪 (w)

(míngxī) Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian

明溪县 (w)

(míngxīxiàn) Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian

明澈 (w)

(míngchè) clear; limpid

明火 (w)

(mínghuǒ) flame; open fire

明熹宗 (w)

(míngxīzōng) Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]

明争暗斗 (w)

(míngzhēngàndòu) struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other; locked in constant strife

明珠 (w)

(míngzhū) pearl; jewel (of great value)

明理 (w)

(mínglǐ) sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning

明白 (w)

(míngbai) clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize

明皎 (w)

(míngjiǎo) clear and bright

明目张胆 (w)

(míngmùzhāngdǎn) openly and without fear; brazenly

明眸皓齿 (w)

(míngmóuhàochǐ) to have bright eyes and white teeth

明了 (w)

(míngliǎo) to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear

明知 (w)

(míngzhī) to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well

明知故问 (w)

(míngzhīgùwèn) to ask about something while already knowing the answer

明知故犯 (w)

(míngzhīgùfàn) deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

明确 (w)

(míngquè) clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite

明窗净几 (w)

(míngchuāngjìngjī) lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean

明细 (w)

(míngxì) clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)

明细表 (w)

(míngxìbiǎo) schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list

明胶 (w)

(míngjiāo) gelatin

明处 (w)

(míngchù) clear place; out in the open

明虾 (w)

(míngxiā) prawn

明言 (w)

(míngyán) to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced

明订 (w)

(míngdìng) to stipulate; to state expressly; to explicitly provide for

明辨 (w)

(míngbiàn) to discern; to distinguish clearly

明辨是非 (w)

(míngbiànshìfēi) to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

明达 (w)

(míngdá) reasonable; of good judgement

明达事理 (w)

(míngdáshìlǐ) reasonable; sensible

明邃 (w)

(míngsuì) glistening and piercing

明镜 (w)

(míngjìng) Der Spiegel

明镜 (w)

(míngjìng) bright mirror; fig. a mirror into the conscience

明镜高悬 (w)

(míngjìnggāoxuán) a bright mirror hung high (idiom); fig. a mirror into the conscience of officials; Big brother is watching you.

明显 (w)

(míngxiǎn) clear; distinct; obvious

明显的句法线索 (w)

(míngxiǎndejùfǎxiànsuǒ) explicit syntactic cue

明体 (w)

(míngtǐ) Mincho; Song font