明明: Definitions and Translations

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)

obviously
plainly
undoubtedly
definitely

Definitions (粵典–words.hk)

副詞
顯而易見；毫無疑問
obviously; definitely
- 明明就係你錯，做乜唔認？
  明明就系你错，做乜唔认？
  ming4 ming4 zau6 hai6 nei5 co3, zou6 mat1 m4 jing6?
  It's obviously your fault, why don't you admit it?
- 明明用盡努力，點解都係噉？
  明明用尽努力，点解都系噉？
  ming4 ming4 jung6 zeon6 nou5 lik6, dim2 gaai2 dou1 hai6 gam2?
  Indefinitely, I work so hard, but why it's not good as I imagine?
近義詞
分明、擺明、明顯

Definitions (Wiktionary)

adv
obviously; plainly; clearly
(syn.) 显然, 显而易见, 現現, 顯而易見, 顯然, 分明, 现现
- 他明明那麼普通卻又那麼自信。
  他明明那么普通却又那么自信。
  tā míng míng nà me pǔ tōng què yòu nà me zì xìn ．
  He's clearly so ordinary, and yet so confident.

Definitions (Kaifangcidian)

（沒有對應漢語詞彙）

Definitions (HSK3.0)

HSK3 五级词汇表 #508

Examples (Tatoeba—Mandarin-English)

Mandarin
明明签订了互不侵犯条约，竟然还来攻击我们。
明明簽訂了互不侵犯條約，竟然還來攻擊我們。
míng míng qiān dìng le hù bù qīn fàn tiáo yuē ， jìng rán hái lái gōng jī wǒ men 。
- They still attacked us, despite clearly agreeing to sign the non-aggression pact.
Mandarin
「欸欸，『汤姆和玛莉』的最后一集怎么样了?」「结果他们分手了。真伤心。」「不是吧?明明那么相爱的两个人。」
「欸欸，『湯姆和瑪莉』的最後一集怎麼樣了?」「結果他們分手了。真傷心。」「不是吧?明明那麼相愛的兩個人。」
「 āi āi ，『 tāng mǔ hé mǎ lì 』 de zuì hòu yī jí zěn me yàng le ?」「 jiē guǒ tā men fēn shǒu le 。 zhēn shāng xīn 。」「 bú shi ba ? míng míng nà me xiāng ài de liǎng gè rén 。」
- "Hey, what happened in the final episode of 'Tom and Mary'?" "They broke up, in the end. It was really bittersweet." "Oh my! And after being so deeply in love!"

Examples (粵典–words.hk)

Cantonese
明明唔系噉样𠺝！
明明唔係噉樣𠺝！
ming4 ming4 m4 hai6 gam2 joeng2 gaak3!
- Apparently it should not have been like that! (implying "Still it comes to be, oh why?")
Cantonese
你唔好水人啦，张单明明听日先到期。
你唔好水人啦，張單明明聽日先到期。
nei5 m4 hou2 seoi2 jan4 laa1, zoeng1 daan1 ming4 ming4 ting1 jat6 sin1 dou3 kei4
- Hey, don't trick him. The bill is due tomorrow, not today.
Cantonese
乜你咁搞笑架！明明话唔钟意，走咗之后又要买！
乜你咁搞笑架！明明話唔鍾意，走咗之後又要買！
mat1 nei5 gam3 gaau2 siu3 gaa3! ming4 ming4 waa6 m4 zung1 ji3, zau2 zo2 zi1 hau6 jau6 jiu3 maai5!
- You're so weird! You just said that you don't like that thing. But after you left, you want to buy it!
Cantonese
我明明预约咗一间有两张单人床嘅房，但系佢俾咗一间有双人床嘅房我。
我明明預約咗一間有兩張單人床嘅房，但係佢俾咗一間有雙人床嘅房我。
ngo5 ming4 ming4 jyu6 joek3 zo2 jat1 gaan1 jau5 loeng5 zoeng1 daan1 jan4 cong4 ge3 fong2, daan6 hai6 keoi5 bei2 zo2 jat1 gaan1 jau5 soeng1 jan4 cong4 ge3 fong2 ngo5.
- I booked a room with twin beds, but they give me a room with a double bed.
Cantonese
明明哋
明明哋
ming4 ming2 dei2
- sort of understand some of it

Examples (None)

Cantonese
明明唔系好冻，点解都仲阴阴寒咁……
明明唔係好凍，點解都仲陰陰寒咁……

Examples (Wiktionary)

Cantonese
十个女仔，九个话咪，明明系制，猛话唔系
十个女仔，九个话咪，明明系制，猛话唔系
sap6 go3 neoi5 zai2, gau2 go3 waa6 mai5, ming4 ming4 hai6 zai3, maang5 waa6 m4 hai6
- Out of ten girls, nine said no. [They're] obviously willing, [but they] kept saying no.
Mandarin
他明明那么普通却又那么自信。
他明明那麼普通卻又那麼自信。
tā míng míng nà me pǔ tōng què yòu nà me zì xìn ．
- He's clearly so ordinary, and yet so confident.
Mandarin
明明有基于犯罪率数据的研究支持死刑可吓阻谋杀，废死却说研究认为死刑不能吓阻谋杀，这不是睁眼说瞎话吗？
明明有基於犯罪率數據的研究支持死刑可嚇阻謀殺，廢死卻説研究認為死刑不能嚇阻謀殺，這不是睜眼説瞎話嗎？
míng míng yǒu jī yú fàn zuì lǜ shù jù de yán jiū zhī chí sǐ xíng kě xià zǔ móu shā ， fèi sǐ què shuō yán jiū rèn wèi sǐ xíng bù néng xià zǔ móu shā ， zhè bù shì zhēng yǎn shuō xiā huà ma ？
- There is research based on crime rate data that shows the death penalty can deter murder, but death penalty opponents say research shows that the death penalty can’t deter murder, aren’t they lying blatantly?
Mandarin
这不是明明白白的露西亚红军军官吗？
這不是明明白白的露西亞紅軍軍官嗎？
zhè bù shì míng míng bái bái de lù xī yà hóng jūn jūn guān ma ？
- Isn't this clearly an officer of the Russian Red Army?
Cantonese
佢屡教不改㗎，明明识礼貌都唔守。
佢屡教不改㗎，明明识礼貌都唔守。
keoi5 leoi5 gaau3 bat1 goi2 gaa3, ming4 ming4 sik1 lai5 maau6 dou1 m4 sau2.
- He does wrong after being taught many times; he knows politeness rules, but he doesn't follow them anyway.

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