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明
míng
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English Definitionbright; opposite: dark 暗; (of meaning) clear; to understand; next; public or open; wise; generic term for a sacrifice to the gods; Ming Dynasty (1368-1644); (Chinese surname); Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神农 Farmer God
Simplified Script明
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinmíng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping)ming4
Part of Speech(形) adjective

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Words With Same Head Word    
明天míngtiāntomorrow
明年míngniánnext year
明显míngxiǎnclear; distinct; obvious
明星míngxīngstar; celebrity
明确míngquèclear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
Words With Same Tail Word    
禀明bǐngmíngto report clearly
说明shuōmíngto explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption
证明zhèngmíngproof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
发明fāmíngto invent; an invention
明明míngmíngobviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
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