明 [－]

Jyutping ming4
Pinyin míng

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
  2. surname Ming
  3. 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
  4. bright
  5. opposite: dark 暗[an4]
  6. (of meaning) clear
  7. to understand
  8. next
  9. public or open
  10. wise
  11. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Definitions (CC-CANTO)
  1. (adjective) 1. obvious; (noun)/eyesight (noun) the Ming dynasty
  2. bright/opposite: dark 暗àn [暗]/(of meaning) clear/to understand/next/public or open/wise/generic term for a sacrifice to the gods/light/brilliant/clear-sighted/eye sight/the next (day / year)/the ming dynasty/a surname
Definitions (粵典–words.hk)
  1. 名詞、專名
    朝代​名​；​中國​歷史​上​公元​1368​至​1644​年​，​元代​之​後​、​清代​前​嘅​朝代
    the Ming Dynasty; a dynasty in Chinese history during AD1368-1644
  2. 副詞
    有​清晰​、​明​顯​嘅​目的​噉​做​一​啲​嘢​，​通常​係​壞​事​或​唔​俾面​其他人
    blatantly; unabashedly; doing something with clear intention, often negative or disrespectful
    • 明玩
      明玩
      ming4 waan2
      to clearly be playing a trick on
    • 明害
      明害
      ming4 hoi6
      to obviously do someone harm
    • 明串
      明串
      ming4 cyun3
      to unabashedly humiliate
    • 明益
      明益
      ming4 jik1
      to intentionally benefit
    • 明屈
      明屈
      ming4 wat1
      to blatantly falsely accuse
    • 明知
      明知
      ming4 zi1
      to be fully aware; to fully understand
  3. 近義詞
    擺明
  4. 反義詞
    暗
  5. 形容詞
    清楚​；​令人​好易​理解
    clear; explicit
    • 講明先，我乜都唔知㗎。
      讲明先，我乜都唔知㗎。
      gong2 ming4 sin1, ngo5 mat1 dou1 m4 zi1 gaa3.
      To clarify, I know nothing about it.
    • 你都講得好明啦。
      你都讲得好明啦。
      nei5 dou1 gong2 dak1 hou2 ming4 laa1.
      You have already made it really explicit.
  6. 語素
    光亮​，​光線​充足
    bright
    • 明亮
      明亮
      ming4 loeng6
      shining
    • 光明
      光明
      gwong1 ming4
      (of future prospects) bright
  7. 語素
    下一個
    coming; next
    • 明天
      明天
      ming4 tin1
      tomorrow
    • 明早
      明早
      ming4 zou2
      next morning
  8. 動詞
    明白​；​知道​人​哋​講​啲​乜
    to understand
    • 明明哋
      明明哋
      ming4 ming2 dei2
      sort of understand some of it
    • 你明唔明我講乜嘢啊？
      你明唔明我讲乜嘢啊？
      nei5 ming4 m4 ming4 ngo5 gong2 mat1 je5 aa3?
      Do you understand what I am saying?
    • 你明就最好啦。
      你明就最好啦。
      nei5 ming4 zau6 zeoi3 hou2 laa1.
      It's good that you understand that.
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. character, figuratively
    intelligent; sensible; informed; wise
    • 明智
      明智
      míng zhì
      wise; sensible
    • 英明
      英明
      yīng míng
      wise
  2. character
    to understand; to know
    • 講明
      讲明
      jiǎng míng
      to explain
    • 明事理
      明事理
      míng shì lǐ
      sensible; capable
    • 你唔明一定要出声。
      你唔明一定要出声。
      nei5 m4 ming4 jat1 ding6 jiu3 ceot1 seng1.
      If you don't understand you must speak up.
    • 我真系唔系好明点解（……）
      我真系唔系好明点解（……）
      ngo5 zan1 hai6 m4 hai6 hou2 ming4 dim2 gaai2 (......)
      I really don't get why (…)
  3. character
    bright; light; brilliant
    • 明月
      明月
      míng yuè
      splendid moon
  4. character
    Ming dynasty
  5. character
    a surname, listed as #111 on the Baijiaxing
  6. character
    next; following
    • 明年
      明年
      míng nián
      next year
    • 明天
      明天
      míng tiān
      tomorrow
    • 今冬明春
      今冬明春
      jīn dōng míng chūn
      this winter and next spring
  7. character, literary
    tomorrow
  8. character, of vision
    acute; sharp; keen
    • 耳聰目明
      耳聪目明
      ěr cōng mù míng
      sharp at hearing and vision
  9. character
    vision; sight (the ability to see)
    • 失明
      失明
      shī míng
      to be blind; to lose eyesight
  10. character, literary
    to make known
    • 開宗明義
      开宗明义
      kāi zōng míng yì
      to make clear the main idea at the beginning in one's speech or writing
  11. character
    (Chinese linguistics) the Middle Chinese initial of 明 (MC mˠiæŋ)
  12. character
    clear; limpid (transparent; light-conducting; not obscured)
    • 窗明几淨
      窗明几净
      chuāng míng jī jìng
      a neat place (literally, "the window is clear, the desk is clean")
  13. character, figuratively
    intellect; knowledge; judgement; discernment; sensibility
    • 無明
      无明
      wú míng
      ignorance
  14. character
    evidently
    • 明知故問
      明知故问
      míng zhī gù wèn
      to ask intentionally a question one already knows the answer to
  15. character
    manifest; apparent (easily seen, perceived, or detected)
    • 明顯
      明显
      míng xiǎn
      obvious
    • 明瞭
      明了
      míng liǎo
      apparent; simple and clear
    • 明槍易躲，暗箭難防
      明枪易躲，暗箭难防
      míng qiāng yì duǒ ， àn jiàn nán fáng
      It is easy to dodge an open attack, but difficult to defend against a concealed one.
Definitions (Unihan)
  1. bright, light, brilliant
  2. clear
  3. Cangjie Input
    AB
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. 懂
  2. 明白
Definitions (HSK3.0)
  1. HSK3 一级汉字表 #153
  2. HSK3 初等手写字表 #153
Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)
  1. Mandarin
    我明天回来的时候会跟他们联络。
    我明天回來的時候會跟他們聯絡。
    wǒ míng tiān huí lai de shí hou huì gēn tā men lián luò 。
    • I'll call them tomorrow when I come back.
    • I'll call them tomorrow when I return home.
    • I'll call after going home tomorrow.
  2. Mandarin
    所有被发明的都是真的。
    所有被髮明的都是真的。
    suǒ yǒu bèi fā míng de dōu shì zhēn de 。
    • All that which is invented, is true.
  3. Mandarin
    感到惊讶、感到惊奇就是明白的开始。
    感到驚訝、感到驚奇就是明白的開始。
    gǎn dào jīng yà 、 gǎn dào jīng qí jiù shì míng bai de kāi shǐ 。
    • To be surprised, to wonder, is to begin to understand.
  4. Mandarin
    明天下午之前我会把它完成。
    明天下午之前我會把它完成。
    míng tiān xià wǔ zhī qián wǒ huì bǎ tā wán chéng 。
    • I will finish it by tomorrow afternoon.
  5. Mandarin
    在明天前完成报告几乎是不可能的。
    在明天前完成報告幾乎是不可能的。
    zài míng tiān qián wán chéng bào gào jī hū shì bù kě néng de 。
    • Finishing the report by tomorrow is next to impossible.
Examples (Tatoeba—Cantonese-English)
  1. Cantonese
    我谂佢系聪明人嚟嘅。
    我諗佢係聰明人嚟嘅。
    ngo5 nam2 keoi5 hai6 cung1 ming4 jan4 lai4 ge3 。
    • I believe he is an intelligent person.
  2. Cantonese
    佢只不过系有啲小聪明。
    佢只不過係有啲小聰明。
    keoi5 zi2 bat1 gwo3 hai6 jau5 di1 siu2 cung1 ming4 。
    • Although he may be clever, he is not wise.
  3. Cantonese
    爱迪生发明咗电灯胆。
    愛迪生發明咗電燈膽。
    oi3 dik6 sang1 faat3 ming4 zo2 din6 dang1 daam2 。
    • Thomas Edison invented the light bulb.
  4. Cantonese
    我明你点解唔想去喇。
    我明你點解唔想去喇。
    ngo5 ming4 nei5 dim2 gaai2 m4 soeng2 heoi3 laa3 。
    • I see why you don't want to go there.
  5. Cantonese
    佢解释咗俾我听，但系我都仲系唔明。
    佢解釋咗俾我聽，但係我都仲係唔明。
    keoi5 gaai2 sik1 zo2 bei2 ngo5 ting1 ， daan6 hai6 ngo5 dou1 zung6 hai6 m4 ming4 。
    • I'm none the wiser for his explanation.
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    佢俾女朋友飞咗冇耐就同你拍拖，摆明揾你做水泡啦！
    佢俾女朋友飛咗冇耐就同你拍拖，擺明揾你做水泡啦！
    keoi5 bei2 neoi5 pang4 jau5 fei1 zo2 mou5 noi1 zau6 tung4 nei5 paak3 toi1, baai2 ming4 wan2 nei5 zou6 seoi2 pou5 laa1!
    • He got dumped and started seeing you soon after. He's clearly treating you as a mere backup.
  2. Cantonese
    明十三陵
    明十三陵
    • the Thirteen Tombs of the Ming Dynasty
  3. Cantonese
    小明迟到俾风纪揪住咗。
    小明遲到俾風紀揪住咗。
    siu2 ming4 ci4 dou3 bei2 fung1 gei2 cau1 zyu6 zo2.
    • Siu Ming was caught by the Prefect for being late.
  4. Cantonese
    一理通，百理明。
    一理通，百理明。
    jat1 lei5 tung1, baak3 lei5 ming4.
    • grasp the underlying principle, then you will understand everything
  5. Cantonese
    小明因为唔想坐监，所以砌小美生猪肉。
    小明因為唔想坐監，所以砌小美生豬肉。
    siu2 ming4 jan1 wai6 m4 soeng2 co5 gaam1, so2 ji5 cai3 siu2 mei5 saang1 zyu1 juk6.
    • Siu Ming doesn't wanna go to jail so he set Siu Mei up.
Examples (None)
  1. Cantonese
    我哋屋企习惯清明前𠮶个礼拜日去扫墓嘅。
    我哋屋企習慣清明前嗰個禮拜日去掃墓嘅。
  2. Cantonese
    声明
    聲明
  3. Cantonese
    明争暗斗
    明爭暗鬥
    ming4 zang1 am3 dau3
  4. Cantonese
    春光明媚
    春光明媚
  5. Cantonese
    明码实价
    明碼實價
Examples (Wiktionary)
  1. Mandarin
    中国人发明了指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术，叫做中国四大发明。
    中國人發明了指南針、火藥、造紙和印刷術，叫做中國四大發明。
    zhōng guó rén fā míng le zhǐ nán zhēn ， huǒ yào ， zào zhǐ hé yìn shuā shù ， jiào zuò zhōng guó sì dà fā míng ．
    • The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
  2. Mandarin
    明年
    明年
    míng nián
    • next year
    • next year or the following year
  3. Mandarin
    万里同志，原名万明礼，1916年12月出生于山东省东平县一个贫民家庭。
    萬里同志，原名萬明禮，1916年12月出生於山東省東平縣一個貧民家庭。
    wàn lǐ tóng zhì ， yuán míng wàn míng lǐ ， １９１６ nián １２ yuè chū shēng yú shān dōng xǐng dōng píng xiàn yī ge pín mín jiā tíng ．
    • Comrade Wan Li was originally named Wan Mingli. In December 1916, he was born to a poor family in Dongping County, Shandong Province.
  4. Mandarin
    文明
    文明
    wén míng
    • civilization
  5. Mandarin
    明白
    明白
    míng bai
    • clear, obvious