Chinese Character Dictionary

明古鲁

Míng gŭ lŭ

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明古鲁市

Míng gŭ lŭ shì

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明史

Míng shĭ

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shí sì Shĭ], compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉[Zhāng Tíng yù] in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

明和

Míng hé

Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan

明哲保身

míng zhé băo shēn

a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)

明喻

míng yù

simile

明报

Míng Bào

Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)

明天

míng tiān

tomorrow

明天启

Míng Tiān qĭ

Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校[Zhū Yóu xiào] (160-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗[Míng Xī zōng]

明天见

míng tiān jiàn

see you tomorrow

明太祖

Míng Tài zŭ

Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hóng Wŭ]

明媒正娶

míng méi zhèng qŭ

to be officially wed

明媚

míng mèi

bright and beautiful

明子

míng zi

see 松明[sōng míng]

明孝陵

Míng xiào líng

Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Hertage site

明宣宗

Míng Xuān zōng

Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuān dé]

明察

míng chá

to note clearly

明察暗访

míng chá àn făng

open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret

明察秋毫

míng chá qiū háo

lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail

明实录

míng shí lù

annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[Míng cháo] (1368-1644)

明尼苏达

Míng ní sū dá

Minnesota, USA

明尼苏达州

Míng ní sū dá zhōu

Minnesota

明尼阿波利斯

Míng ní ā bō lì sī

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

明山

Míng shān

Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明山区

Míng shān qū

Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明岗暗哨

míng găng àn shào

both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)

明年

míng nián

next year

明德

Míng dé

highest virtue

明德镇

Míng dé zhèn

Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

明慧

míng huì

intelligent

明成祖

Míng Chéng zŭ

Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yŏng lè]

明手

míng shŏu

dummy (in bridge)

明摆着

míng băi zhe

evident

明教

Míng jiào

Manicheism

明文

míng wén

to state in writing (laws, rules etc)

明文规定

míng wén guī dìng

expressly stipulated (in writing)

明斯克

Míng sī kè

Minsk, capital of Belarus

明日

míng rì

tomorrow

明日黄花

míng rì huáng huā

lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)

明明

míng míng

obviously

明星

míng xīng

star

明晰

míng xī

clarity

明智

míng zhì

sensible

明智之举

míng zhì zhī jŭ

sensible act

明月

míng yuè

bright moon

明月清风

míng yuè qīng fēng

bright moon and clear wind (idiom); fig. clear and lovely atmosphere

明朗

míng lăng

bright

明朝

Míng cháo

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

明朝体

Míng cháo tĭ

Mincho font

明末

Míng mò

late Ming

明末清初

Míng mò Qīng chū

late Ming and early Qing

明杖

míng zhàng

white cane (used by the blind)

明查暗访

míng chá àn făng

open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret

明枪好躲，暗箭难防

míng qiāng hăo duŏ , àn jiàn nán fáng

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

míng qiāng yì duŏ , àn jiàn nán fáng

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

Míng Wŭ zōng

Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zhèng Dé]

明水

Míng shuĭ

Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

明水县

Míng shuĭ xiàn

Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang

明治

Míng zhì

Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)

明治维新

Míng zhì wéi xīn

the Japanese Meiji restoration of 1868