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Jyutping gwong1 ming4
Pinyin guāng míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. light
  2. radiance
  3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. openhearted
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. guileless
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞
    目標​明確​,​慣​常用​嚟​形容​未來
    (of future prospects) bright; hopeful
    • 讀 BBA 前途一片光明。
      读 BBA 前途一片光明。
      duk6 bi1 bi1 ei1 cin4 tou4 jat1 pin3 gwong1 ming4.
      A bright future is guaranteed after finishing BBA training.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. noun
    light; illumination; brightness; brilliance
    (syn.) 亮光
  2. adj
    bright; shining
  3. adj, figuratively, of future etc.
    promising; bright
    • 前途光明
      前途光明
      qián tú guāng míng
      bright future
  4. adj, figuratively
    open-hearted; frank; straightforward
  5. name
    Guangming (a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
  6. name
    Guangming (a community in Chengzhong, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. (沒有對應漢語詞彙)
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 三级词汇表 #269
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    最光明的处世方法是既蔑视社会的因袭,又过着与社会的因袭不相矛盾的生活。
    最光明的處世方法是既蔑視社會的因襲,又過着與社會的因襲不相矛盾的生活。
    zuì guāng míng de chǔ shì fāng fǎ shì jì miè shì shè huì de yīn xí , yòu guò zhe yǔ shè huì de yīn xí bù xiāng máo dùn de shēng huó 。
    • The most enlightened way of living is to despise social conventions while at the same time living your life in conformity to them.
  2. Mandarin
    不存在没有阴影的光明,也不存在没有光明的阴影。
    不存在沒有陰影的光明,也不存在沒有光明的陰影。
    bù cún zài méi yǒu yīn yǐng de guāng míng , yě bù cún zài méi yǒu guāng míng de yīn yǐng 。
    • There's no light without shade, and no shade without light.
  3. Mandarin
    不论黑暗如何辽阔,我们都必须提供自身的光明。
    不論黑暗如何遼闊,我們都必須提供自身的光明。
    bù lùn hēi àn rú hé liáo kuò , wǒ men dōu bì xū tí gōng zì shēn de guāng míng 。
    • However vast the darkness, we must supply our own light.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    前途一片光明
    前途一片光明
    • a bright future
  2. Cantonese
    读 BBA 前途一片光明。
    讀 BBA 前途一片光明。
    duk6 bi1 bi1 ei1 cin4 tou4 jat1 pin3 gwong1 ming4.
    • A bright future is guaranteed after finishing BBA training.
  3. Cantonese
    光明
    光明
    gwong1 ming4
    • (of future prospects) bright
  4. Cantonese
    做嘢要光明正大,唔好偷偷摸摸。
    做嘢要光明正大,唔好偷偷摸摸。
    zou6 je5 jiu3 gwong1 ming4 zing3 daai6, m4 hou2 tau1 tau1 mo1 mo1.
    • Don't be surreptitious, we should play fair and square.
  5. Cantonese
    香港遍地黄金,肯搏肯挨嘅话,前途一定一片光明。
    香港遍地黃金,肯搏肯捱嘅話,前途一定一片光明。
    hoeng1 gong2 pin3 dei6 wong4 gam1, hang2 bok3 hang2 ngaai4 ge3 waa2, cin4 tou4 jat1 ding6 jat1 pin3 gwong1 ming4.
    • Hong Kong is a place with many business opportunities. If you are willing to work hard and take risks, you'll have a bright future ahead of you.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    春光明媚
    春光明媚
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    改革是公共大众的事,改革是光明正大的事,不能只在少数精英贵族中讨论,不能静悄悄地进行,更不能在那里搞什么暗箱操作。
    改革是公共大眾的事,改革是光明正大的事,不能只在少數精英貴族中討論,不能靜悄悄地進行,更不能在那裏搞什麼暗箱操作。
    gǎi gé shì gōng gòng dà zhòng de shì , gǎi gé shì guāng míng zhèng dà de shì , bù néng zhǐ zài shǎo shù jīng yīng guì zú zhōng tǎo lùn , bù néng jìng qiāo qiāo de jìn xíng , gèng bù néng zài nà lǐ gǎo shén me àn xiāng cāo zuò .
    • Reform is a public affair for the masses. Reform is an open and aboveboard affair. It should not merely be discussed among a small number of the best and brightest of the aristocracy. It should not be carried out in a "hush-hush" manner, much less behind closed doors.
  2. Mandarin
    前途光明
    前途光明
    qián tú guāng míng
    • bright future
  3. Mandarin
    总起来看,中国将是大块的乡村变为进步和光明的地区,而小块的敌占区,尤其是大城市,将暂时地变为落后和黑暗的地区。
    總起來看,中國將是大塊的鄉村變為進步和光明的地區,而小塊的敵佔區,尤其是大城市,將暫時地變為落後和黑暗的地區。
    zǒng qǐ lái kàn , zhōng guó jiāng shì dà kuài de xiāng cūn biàn wéi jìn bù hé guāng míng de dì qū , ér xiǎo kuài de dí zhàn qū , yóu qí shì dà chéng shì , jiāng zàn shí de biàn wéi luò hòu hé hēi àn de dì qū .
    • All in all, big pieces of China's territory, namely, the rural areas, will be transformed into regions of progress and light, while the small pieces, namely, the enemy-occupied areas and especially the big cities, will temporarily become regions of backwardness and darkness.