Pinyin Dictionary results for "ming"

old variant of 冥[ming2]
dark; deep; stupid; the underworld
name; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners); famous; classifier for people
life; fate; order or command; to assign a name, title etc
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
bright; opposite: dark 暗[an4]; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
dark
old variant of 明[ming2]
Chinese quince
name of a river
to drizzle; sea
space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes
to close (the eyes)
Thea sinensis; young leaves of tea
lucky place
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
place name
drunk; intoxicated
to engrave; inscribed motto
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
冥冥之中
in the unseen world of spirits; mysteriously and inexorably
冥合
to agree implicitly; of one mind; views coincide without a word exchanged
冥婚
posthumous or ghost marriage (in which at least one of the bride and groom is dead)
冥币
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
冥府
underworld; hell
冥思苦想
to consider from all angles (idiom); to think hard; to rack one's brains
冥思苦索
to mull over (idiom); to think long and hard
冥想
to meditate; meditation
冥王
the king of hell
冥王星
Pluto (dwarf planet)
冥界
ghost world
冥福
afterlife happiness
冥道
the gateway to the ghost world
冥钞
false paper money burned as an offering to the dead
冥顽
stupid; stubborn
冥顽不灵
stupid; stubborn; pigheaded
名下
under sb's name
名不副实
the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Reality does not live up to the name.; Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不正言不顺
(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
名不符实
the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation; enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名不见经传
(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; unknown (person); nobody
名人
personage; celebrity
名人录
record of famous men; anthology of biographies
名伶
famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)
名位
fame and position; official rank
名作
masterpiece; famous work
名优
excellent quality; outstanding (product); abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质; (old) famous actor or actress
名儿
name; fame
名册
roll (of names); register; CL:本[ben3]
名分
a person's status
名列
to rank (number 1, or third last etc); to be among (those who are in a particular group)
名列前茅
to rank among the best
名利
fame and profit
名利场
Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)
名利双收
both fame and fortune (idiom); both virtue and reward
名刺
visiting card; name card
名副其实
not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名胜
a place famous for its scenery or historical relics; scenic spot; CL:處|处[chu4]
名胜古迹
historical sites and scenic spots
名古屋
Nagoya, city in Japan
名句
famous saying; celebrated phrase
名叫
called; named
名单
list (of names)
名嘴
popular TV or radio host
名噪一时
to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名城
famous city
名堂
item (in a program of entertainments); trick (act of mischief); worthwhile result; accomplishment; sth significant but not immediately apparent; sth more than meets the eye
名士
famous scholar; worthy; celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post
名妓
famous courtesan
名媛
young lady of note; debutante
名字
name (of a person or thing); CL:個|个[ge4]
名存实亡
the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名学
(archaic term) logic
名家
School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names
名家
renowned expert; master (of an art or craft)
名实
name and reality; how sth is portrayed and what it is actually like
名将
famous general
名山
famous mountain; Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
名山大川
famous mountains and great rivers
名山县
Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan
名帖
name card; business card
名师
famous master; great teacher
名师出高徒
A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名从主人
named after (the original owner)
名手
master; famous artist or sportsman
名扬四海
to become known far and wide (idiom); famous
名数
(grammar) number plus classifier; household (in census)
名曲
famous song; well-known piece of music
名望
renown; prestige
名校
famous school
名模
top model
名次
position in a ranking of names; place; rank
名正言顺
in a way that justifies the use of the term; genuine; proper; in a way that conforms to logic; justifiable; appropriate; perfectly legitimate
名气
reputation; fame
名流
gentry; celebrities
名源
origin of names; etymology
名满天下
world famous
名为
to be called; to be known as
名爵
MG Motor (car manufacturer)
名片
(business) card
名牌
famous brand
名状
to express; to describe
名产
staple; name-brand product
名画
famous painting
名画家
famous painter
名目
name; designation; item; rubric; (formal usage) fame
名目繁多
names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
名相
famous prime minister (in ancient China); names and appearances (Buddhism)
名称
name (of a thing); name (of an organization)
名称标签
name tag
名称权
copyright; rights to a trademark
名节
reputation and integrity
名篇
famous piece of writing
名签
name tag
名义
name; titular; nominal; in name; ostensible purpose
名义上
nominally
名义价值
nominal value
名义账户
nominal bank account
名闻
famous; of good reputation
名声
reputation
名臣
important official or statesman (in feudal China)
名花有主
the girl is already taken (idiom)
名菜
famous dishes; specialty dishes
名落孙山
lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom); fig. to fail an exam; to fall behind (in a competition)
名著
masterpiece
名号
name; good reputation; title
名角
famous actor
名角儿
erhua variant of 名角[ming2 jue2]
名言
saying; famous remark
名词
noun
名讳
taboo name (e.g. of emperor)
名誉
fame; reputation; honor; honorary; emeritus (of retired professor)
名誉博士
honorary doctorate; Doctor Honoris Causae
名誉博士学位
honorary doctorate; Doctor Honoris Causae
名誉学位
honorary degree; academic degree Honoris Causa
名誉扫地
to be thoroughly discredited; to fall into disrepute
名贵
famous and valuable; rare; precious
名酒
a famous wine
名医
famous doctor
名重识暗
of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)
名量词
nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar); measure word applying mainly to nouns
名衔
rank; title
名录
directory
名录服务
name service
名表
famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
名门
famous family; prestigious house
名门望族
offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding; blue blood
名间
Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
名间乡
Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan
名缰利锁
lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth; the victim of one's own success
名额
quota; number of places; place (in an institution, a group etc)
名驰遐迩
To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)
命不久已
at death's door
命中
to hit (a target)
命中率
hit rate; scoring rate
命中注定
decreed by fate (idiom); destined; fated
命令
order; command; CL:道[dao4],個|个[ge4]
命令句
imperative sentence
命令行
command line (computing)
命危
(medicine) in a critical condition
命名
to give a name to; to dub; to christen; to designate; named after; naming
命名作业
naming task
命名日
name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year)
命名法
nomenclature
命名系统
system of nomenclature
命在旦夕
to be at death's door (idiom)
命定
to be predestined
命根
lifeblood; the thing that one cherishes most in life; (coll.) family jewels (male genitals)
命根子
see 命根[ming4 gen1]
命案
homicide case; murder case
命归黄泉
lit. to return to the Yellow Springs 黃泉|黄泉[Huang2 quan2] (idiom); fig. to die; to meet one's end
命理学
numerology
命盘
natal chart (astrology)
命相
horoscope
命脉
lifeline
命苦
to be born under an ill star
命薄
to be unlucky
命赴黄泉
to visit the Yellow Springs; to die
命途
the course of one's life; one's fate
命途坎坷
to have a tough life; to meet much adversity in one's life
命途多舛
to meet with many difficulties in one's life (idiom)
命运
fate; destiny; CL:個|个[ge4]
命题
proposition (logic, math.); to assign an essay topic
命题逻辑
propositional logic
明了
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
明亮
bright; shining; glittering; to become clear
明人不做暗事
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明仁
Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)
明仁宗
Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
明代
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
明令
to decree
明信片
postcard
明修栈道,暗渡陈仓
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wei4 He2] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽[Xiang4 Yu3] of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a diversion
明光
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
明光市
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
明光度
luminosity
明光蓝
lavender blue
明儿
(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
明儿个
(coll.) tomorrow
明初
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
明十三陵
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
明古鲁
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
明古鲁市
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
明史
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhang1 Ting2 yu4] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
明和
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan; Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772); Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
明哲保身
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
明喻
simile
明报
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
明天
tomorrow
明天启
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
see you tomorrow
明太祖
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
明媒正娶
to be officially wed
明媚
bright and beautiful
明子
see 松明[song1 ming2]
明孝陵
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
明宣宗
Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
明察
to note clearly; to perceive
明察暗访
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
明察秋毫
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
annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[Ming2 chao2] (1368-1644)
明尼苏达
Minnesota, USA
明尼苏达州
Minnesota
明尼阿波利斯
Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
明山
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
明山区
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
明岗暗哨
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
明年
next year
明德
highest virtue; illustrious virtue
明德学院
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
明德镇
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
明志
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
明慧
intelligent; brilliant
明成祖
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
明手
dummy (in bridge)
明摆着
evident; clear; undoubted
明教
Manicheism; same as 摩尼教
明文
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
明文规定
expressly stipulated (in writing)
明斯克
Minsk, capital of Belarus
明日
tomorrow
明日黄花
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); fig. outdated; thing of the past; dead letter
明早
tomorrow morning; tomorrow
明明
obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
明星
star; celebrity
明晃晃
shining; bright
明晰
clear; well-defined; limpid
明智
sensible; wise; judicious; sagacious
明智之举
sensible act
明月
bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
明月清风
see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4]
明朗
bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
明朝
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明朝
tomorrow morning; the following morning
明朝体
Mincho font
明末
late Ming; first half of the 17th century
明末清初
late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
明杖
white cane (used by the blind)
明查暗访
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
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
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
Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
明水
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
明水县
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
明治
Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)
明治维新
the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868
明净
bright and clean; luminous
明清
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
明溪
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
明溪县
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
明灭
to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade
明澈
clear; limpid
明火
flame; open fire
明熹宗
Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
明争暗斗
to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
明珠
pearl; jewel (of great value)
明珠暗投
to cast pearls before swine (idiom); not to get proper recognition for one's talents
明理
sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
明白
clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
明皎
clear and bright
明目张胆
openly and without fear; brazenly
明眸皓齿
to have bright eyes and white teeth
明眼人
perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
明了
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
明知
to be fully aware of; to know perfectly well
明知山有虎,偏向虎山行
lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom); fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers
明知故问
to ask a question, already knowing the answer
明知故犯
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
明确
clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
明码
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc); plaintext (cryptography); (of prices) clearly marked
明矾
alum
明示
to state explicitly; to clearly indicate
明窗净几
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
明细
clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)
明细表
schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list
明胶
gelatin
明处
clear place; out in the open
明虾
prawn
明言
to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
明订
to stipulate; to state expressly; to explicitly provide for
明证
clear proof
明辨
to discern; to distinguish clearly
明辨是非
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
明达
reasonable; of good judgment
明达事理
reasonable; sensible
明邃
glistening and piercing
明镜
Der Spiegel
明镜
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)
明镜高悬
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
明显
clear; distinct; obvious
明体
Mincho; Song font
明丽
bright and beautiful; (of a landscape) gorgeous; (of a color) vibrant
溟岛
an island in the sea
溟池
the northern sea
溟海
a dark sea
溟溟
drizzling; gloomy; dim; obscure
溟漭
vast and boundless
溟蒙
drizzling; gloomy; dim; obscure
眳睛
unhappy; dissatisfied
瞑想
to muse; to think deeply; contemplation; meditation
瞑目
close one's eyes in death and die contentedly
瞑眩
dizziness, nausea etc brought on as a side effect of drug treatment (Chinese medicine)
螟虫
boring insect; snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest
酩酊
heavily intoxicated
酩酊大醉
dead drunk; as drunk as a lord
铭刻
a carved inscription
铭心刻骨
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
铭心镂骨
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives; undying gratitude
铭文
inscription
铭瑄
MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
铭言
motto; slogan
铭记
to engrave in one's memory
铭谢
to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks; also written 鳴謝|鸣谢
鸣不平
to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness
鸣冤叫屈
to complain bitterly
鸣叫
to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
鸣枪
to fire warning shots
鸣禽
songbird
鸣笛
to hoot; to whistle
鸣角鸮
Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
鸣谢
to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks
鸣金
to beat a gong; to sound the retreat
鸣金收兵
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣金收军
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣钟
to toll a bell
鸣锣
to beat a gong
鸣锣开道
to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth
鸣鸟
songbird
鸣鸠
turtledove
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