shēng míng
to state
to declare
statement
declaration
CL:項|项[xiang4],份[fen4]
shuō míng
to explain
to illustrate
to indicate
to show
to prove
explanation
directions
caption
CL:個|个[ge4]
míng
bright
opposite: dark 暗[an4]
(of meaning) clear
to understand
next
public or open
wise
generic term for a sacrifice to the gods
Míng
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
biǎo míng
to make clear
to make known
to state clearly
to indicate
known
wén míng
civilized
civilization
culture
CL:個|个[ge4]
miǎn zé shēng míng
disclaimer
statement denying or limiting responsibility
míng què
clear-cut
definite
explicit
to clarify
to specify
to make definite
zhèng míng
proof
certificate
identification
testimonial
CL:個|个[ge4]
to prove
to testify
to confirm the truth of
shēn míng
to declare
to aver
to state formally
bù míng
not clear
unknown
to fail to understand
míng bai
clear
obvious
unequivocal
to understand
to realize
tòu míng
transparent
open (non-secretive)
chǎn míng
to elucidate
to explain clearly
to expound
pàn míng
to distinguish
to ascertain
zhǐ míng
to show clearly
to designate
to indicate
tòu míng dù
transparency
(policy of) openness
Kūn míng
Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Míng dài
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
xiān míng
bright
clear-cut
distinct
míng wén
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
yán míng
strict and impartial
firm
Qīng míng
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[er4 shi2 si4 jie2 qi5] 5th-19th April
Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
qīng míng
clear and bright
sober and calm
(of a government or administration) well ordered
guāng míng
light
radiance
(fig.) bright (prospects etc)
openhearted
cōng ming
intelligent
clever
bright
smart
acute (of sight and hearing)
Míng hé
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772)
Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
míng yán
to say clearly
to argue clearly
to pronounce
pronounced
fēn míng
clear
distinct
evidently
clearly
míng liǎo
to understand clearly
to be clear about
plain
clear
míng liǎo
to understand clearly
to be clear about
plain
clear
also written 明瞭|明了[ming2 liao3]
míng zhì
sensible
wise
judicious
sagacious
Jīn míng
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan
shī míng
to lose one's eyesight
to become blind
blindness
Míng guāng
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
liǔ àn huā míng
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope
light at the end of the tunnel
Dōng míng
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
míng zhī
to be fully aware of
to know perfectly well
míng lǎng
bright
clear
obvious
forthright
open-minded
bright and cheerful
fā míng
to invent
an invention
CL:個|个[ge4]
Míng zhì
Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)
Míng shān
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
Qǐ míng
classical Chinese name for planet Venus in the east before dawn
míng liàng
bright
shining
glittering
to become clear
guāng míng zhèng dà
just and honorable
open and aboveboard
without tricks (idiom)
Gāo míng
Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong
gāo míng
brilliant
superior
tall and bright
míng mù zhāng dǎn
openly and without fear
brazenly
kāi míng
enlightened
open-minded
enlightenment
Táo Yuān míng
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
Chóng míng
Chongming island county, Shanghai
míng míng
obviously
plainly
undoubtedly
definitely
Yuán míng yuán
Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
Kǒng míng
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮[Zhu1 ge3 Liang4]
míng bào
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
Hú Zhì míng
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader
see also 胡志明市[Hu2 Zhi4 ming2 Shi4]
Nán míng
Nanming district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
sān míng zhì
sandwich (loanword)
CL:個|个[ge4]
míng jìng
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)
shuō míng shū
(technical) manual
(book of) directions
synopsis (of a play or film)
specification (patent)
CL:本[ben3]
Míng rén
Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)
míng zhāo
tomorrow morning
the following morning
Yáo Míng
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
míng xì
clear and detailed
definite
details (are as follows:)
míng yuè
bright moon
refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark
CL:輪|轮[lun2]
liú míng
lumen (unit of light flux)
míng zhū
pearl
jewel (of great value)
míng lǐ
sensible
reasonable
an obvious reason, truth or fact
to understand the reason or reasoning
xiǎo cōng ming
clever-clever
clever in trivial matters
sharp but petty-minded
Sān míng
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
qí zhì xiān míng
to show one's colors
to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
Míng shǐ
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
míng dá
reasonable
of good judgement
Hǎi míng wēi
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
Míng zhì wéi xīn
the Japanese Meiji restoration of 1868
yáng guāng míng mèi
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
míng wén guī dìng
expressly stipulated (in writing)
míng xì biǎo
schedule
subsidiary ledger
a detailed list
zhèng míng wén jiàn
identification document
documentary proof
Shī Míng dé
Shih Ming-te (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, since 2006 leader of protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁[Chen2 Shui3 bian3]
Lǐ Míng bó
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
jiǎn dān míng liǎo
clear and simple
in simple terms
míng zhēng àn dòu
to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
bù míng fēi xíng wù
unidentified flying object (UFO)
jù tǐ shuō míng
explicit explanation
to specify
Qīng míng jié
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
nòng míng bai
to figure out how to do something
Chóng míng xiàn
Chongming island county, Shanghai
Sī míng qū
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
fā biǎo shēng míng
to issue a statement
to issue a declaration
xià luò bù míng
unaccounted
unknown whereabouts
bù tài míng bai
(question is) not completely clear
I don't get it
fā míng chuàng zào
to invent and innovate
inventions and innovations
Yáng míng
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
chá míng
to investigate and find out
to ascertain
tòu míng zhì suān
hyaluronic acid
hyaluronan
Guāng míng rì bào
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
shēn fèn zhèng míng
ID card
proof of identity
Míng Qīng
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
bàn tòu míng
translucent
semitransparent
Míng dé
highest virtue
illustrious virtue
Middlebury (College)
Míng shuǐ
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Sān míng shì
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
Kūn míng shì
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
Sī míng
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市[Xia4 men2 shi4] (Amoy), Fujian
Míng mò
late Ming
first half of the 17th century
Míng chū
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
míng biàn
to discern
to distinguish clearly
Míng mò Qīng chū
late Ming and early Qing
around the middle of the 17th century
Fú Míng xiá
Fu Mingxia (1978-), Chinese diving champion
míng jìng
bright and clean
luminous
Guāng míng xīn qū
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市[Shen1 zhen4 shi4], Guangdong
Hú Zhì míng shì
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
guāng míng lěi luò
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
Wáng Míng
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
biàn míng
to clarify
to distinguish
to elucidate
mò míng qí miào
variant of 莫名其妙[mo4 ming2 qi2 miao4]
Míng Chéng zǔ
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐[Yong3 le4]
xián míng
wise and capable
sagacious
yàn míng
to ascertain
to identify
to verify (sb's identity etc)
lái lù bù míng
unidentified origin
no-one knows where it comes from
of dubious background
Gāo míng qū
Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fo2 shan1 shi4], Guangdong
míng biàn shì fēi
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
bù yán zì míng
self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
sì dà fā míng
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
míng chá
to note clearly
to perceive
zì zuò cōng míng
to think oneself clever (idiom)
self-styled genius
a smart aleck
míng r
(coll.) tomorrow
one of these days
some day
Táng Míng huáng
Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗[Tang2 Xuan2 zong1], reigned 712-756
Míng Tài zǔ
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hong2 wu3]
Duō míng ní jiā
Dominica
Dominican Republic
also written 多米尼加
míng chá àn fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
Sōng míng
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
chū shēng zhèng míng
birth certificate
CL:張|张[zhang1]
Jīng Wèi fēn míng
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)
to be entirely different
Nán míng qū
Nanming district of Guiyang city 貴陽市|贵阳市[Gui4 yang2 shi4], Guizhou
qīng fēng míng yuè
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom)
fig. peaceful and clear night
(allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
míng chá qiū háo
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
míng dìng
to stipulate
to state expressly
to explicitly provide for
yàn míng zhèng shēn
to identify
to verify sb's identity
identification
shèng míng
enlightened sage
brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
wù zhì wén míng hé jīng shén wén míng
material and spiritual culture
matter and mind
material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
Hēi zé Míng
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director
Níng míng
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
Míng xī
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
míng zhī gù fàn
deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
míng chá àn fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
Míng xiào líng
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
Míng guāng shì
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州[Chu2 zhou1], Anhui
chuāng míng jī jìng
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
dìng míng
to stipulate
to state expressly
to explicitly provide for
xiān míng gè xìng
individuality
clear-cut personality
bīng xuě cōng ming
exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
lí míng qián de hēi àn
darkness comes before dawn
things can only get better (idiom)
Míng sī kè
Minsk, capital of Belarus
rèn míng
to identify
to authenticate
míng chù
clear place
out in the open
tiǎo míng
to illuminate
to open up (a topic)
Míng shí sān líng
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
Yáng míng shān
Mt Yangming in Hunan
Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
cháng míng dēng
altar lamp burning day and night
Yuán mò Míng chū
late Yuan and early Ming
mid 14th century
cōng míng fǎn bèi cōng míng wù
a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness may overreach itself
too smart for one's own good
zhèng míng lì
probative value
strength of evidence in legal proof
relevance
Míng ní ā bō lì sī
Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
míng yuè qīng fēng
see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4]
Dōng míng xiàn
Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[He2 ze2], Shandong
Wén Zhēng míng
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
jīng míng qiáng gàn
intelligent and capable (idiom)
Sōng míng xiàn
Songming county in Kunming 昆明[Kun1 ming2], Yunnan
Míng shān qū
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
lí míng shí fèn
daybreak
at the crack of dawn
Dōng fāng Míng zhū Diàn shì Tǎ
Oriental Pearl Television Tower
Míng xī xiàn
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明[San1 ming2], Fujian
bù míng shì lǐ
not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
Míng shuǐ xiàn
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
Chén Jiǒng míng
Chen Jiongming (1878-1933), a leading warlord of Guangdong faction, defeated in 1925 and fled to Hong Kong
shì fēi fēn míng
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
Míng Tiān qǐ
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]
gǎn míng r
(coll.) some day
one of these days
Níng míng xiàn
Ningming county in Chongzuo 崇左[Chong2 zuo3], Guangxi
Zuǒ Qiū míng
Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國|鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳|左传 is attributed
Zhù Yǔn míng
Zhu Yunming (1460-1526), Ming dynasty calligrapher
fèng ruò shén míng
to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
to worship
to deify
to make a holy cow of sth
to put sb on a pedestal
zhāng míng
to show clearly
to make public
obvious
Míng Wǔ zōng
Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德[Zheng4 de2]
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei river 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiangyu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. fein one thing while doing another
to cheat under cover of a diversion
Hàn Míng Dì
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
Jīn míng qū
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市[Kai1 feng1 shi4], Henan
Yáng míng qū
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
biàn míng
to explain clearly
to elucidate
huáng guān shàng de míng zhū
the brightest jewel in the crown
Běn jié míng · Fù lán kè lín
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
lún kuò xiān míng
sharp image
clear-cut
in bold outline
in sharp relief
dà fàng guāng míng
great release of light (idiom)
lìng qǐng gāo míng
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
Míng Rén zōng
Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
Míng Xī zōng
Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
míng qiāng yì duǒ , 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
míng jìng gāo xuán
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
Wú Tiān míng
Wu Tianming (1939-), PRC film director
Dá ěr hǎn Mào míng ān lián hé qí
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头[Bao1 tou2], Inner Mongolia
Míng Xuān zōng
Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德[Xuan1 de2]
Shèng Duō míng gè
San Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
shǐ sī míng
Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安禄山, eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 Anshi rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱 against the Tang dynasty
míng shí lù
annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝[Ming2 chao2] (1368-1644)
Guāng míng jié
Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar)
also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
yǐ zī zhèng míng
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
chū shēng zhèng míng shū
birth certificate
CL:張|张[zhang1]
guāng míng xīng
bright star
name of North Korean space satellite
míng rén bù zuò àn shì
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
Zhāng Huá míng
Zhang Huaming (person name)
xiè dú shén míng
to blaspheme
to commit sacrilege
cōng ming guò tóu
too clever by half
excessive ingenuity
liǎng hé wén míng
Mesopotamian civilization
Shèng Duō míng gē
Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)
Míng gǔ lǔ
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
jìng ruò shén míng
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
jiān míng
to consolidate and clarify
xù xū míng zhì
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳[Mei2 Lan2 fang1] growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
bù shuō zì míng
self-explanatory
self-evident (idiom)
Wén míng xiǎo shǐ
Short history of civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight nation intervention
míng chuāng jìng jī
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean
cháng yè nán míng
lit. many nights under a harsh moon
long years of oppression (idiom)
Dà míng lì
the 5th century Chinese calendar established by Zu Chongzhi 祖沖之|祖冲之
hào chǐ míng móu
white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
zhāng míng jiào zhù
obvious
clear for all to see
míng gǎng àn shào
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
míng zhàng
white cane (used by the blind)
chá chá wéi míng
keenly observant of trivial details
shì hòu cōng ming
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
xū yào shì fā míng zhī mǔ
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , 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
Cuī Míng huì
Christine Choy (1964-), Chinese-American film director
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
Míng gǔ lǔ shì
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
cí yuē zhǐ míng
concise but unambiguous (idiom)
míng dé zhèn
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
àn chá míng fǎng
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
taking information from all sides
wài guó rén jū zhù zhèng míng
foreigner's certificate of residence
xuān shì gòng cí zhèng míng
affidavit
deposition (law)
dàn bó míng zhì
living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
shēn míng dà yì
to have a high notion of one's duty
to be highly principled
wú míng
avidyā (Buddhism)
ignorance
delusion
zhī rén zhě zhì , zì zhī zhě míng
those who understand others are clever, but those who know themselves are truly wise (idiom, from Laozi's 道德經|道德经[Dao4 de2 jing1]
qì àn tóu míng
to renounce the dark and seek the light
to give up one's wrong way of life and turn to a better one
míng yǎn rén
perspicacious person
sb with a discerning eye
sighted person (as opposed to blind)
míng zhī gù wèn
to ask a question, already knowing the answer
míng shì
to state explicitly
to clearly indicate
míng chuāng jìng jī
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
míng lì
bright and beautiful
(of a landscape) gorgeous
(of a color) vibrant
Běn jié míng · Fù lán kè lín
Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American writer, scientist, inventor, politician and diplomat
chuāng míng jī jìng
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
fig. bright and clean
jiǎn míng è yào
brief and to the point (idiom)
succinct
qīn xiōng dì , míng suàn zhàng
(lit.) even with your own brother, keep clear accounts
zǎi míng
to state explicitly in writing
to specify
to stipulate
Guō Jìng míng
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
kāi zōng míng yì
to declare at the outset (idiom)
Yáng míng Shān
Mt Yangming in Hunan
Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
zì zhī zhī míng
knowing oneself (idiom)
self-knowledge
Hú Zhì míng Shì
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
shuǎ xiǎo cōng ming
to get smart
to resort to petty tricks
ěr cōng mù míng
sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)
keen and alert
perceptive
Shèng fó míng jié
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
cōng ming yī shì , měng dǒng yī shí
see 聰明一世,糊塗一時|聪明一世,糊涂一时[cong1 ming5 yi1 shi4 , hu2 tu5 yi1 shi2]
cōng ming yī shì , hú tu yī shí
even the wisest can have a momentary lapse in judgement (idiom)
every man has a fool in his sleeve
cōng ming jué dǐng
highly intelligent (idiom)
lí míng shí fēn
daybreak
at the crack of dawn
shān míng shuǐ xiù
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
fig. enchanting scenery
yōu míng
the hidden and the visible
that which can be seen and that which cannot
darkness and light
night and day
wisdom and ignorance
evil and good
the living and the dead
men and ghosts
ài zēng fēn míng
to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates
to have well-defined likes and dislikes
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
kǒng míng dēng
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
Dà míng Hú
Daming Lake in Jinan 濟南|济南[Ji3 nan2], Shandong
bù míng jiù lǐ
not to understand the situation
unaware of the ins and outs
bù míng jué lì
although I don't understand it, it seems pretty awesome (Internet slang)
yǐ sǐ míng zhì
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
Guāng míng Rì bào
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
Shǐ Sī míng
Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山[An1 Lu4 shan1], eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱[An1 Shi3 zhi1 Luan4] against the Tang dynasty
Yù shì Míng yán
another name for 古今小說|古今小说[Gu3 jin1 Xiao3 shuo1], Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙[Feng2 Meng4 long2]
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
to pretend not to know (idiom)
Wén míng Xiǎo shǐ
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元[Li3 Bo2 yuan2] or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉[Li3 Bao3 jia1] describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军[Ba1 guo2 Lian2 jun1]
míng rì huáng huā
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
fig. outdated
thing of the past
dead letter
míng zǎo
tomorrow morning
tomorrow
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , 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
míng qiāng yì duǒ , 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
Míng zhì Wéi xīn
the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868
míng miè
to flicker
to flash on and off
to brighten and fade
míng zhū àn tóu
to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
not to get proper recognition for one's talents
míng zhì
to demonstrate one's sincere convictions
Míng dé zhèn
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
míng xiū zhàn dào , àn dù Chén cāng
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
míng zhé bǎo shēn
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
to put one's own safety before matters of principle
Míng Bào
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
míng móu hào chǐ
to have bright eyes and white teeth