名 ming⁴ {míng}

1. name
2. noun (part of speech)
3. place (e.g. among winners)
4. famous
5. classifier for people

名貴〔-贵〕 ming⁴ gwai³ {míng guì}

expensive

名校 ming⁴ haau⁶ {míng xiào}

reputable school

名牌 ming⁴ paai⁴ {míng pái}

prestige or luxury brand

名錶〔-表〕 ming⁴ biu¹ {míng biǎo}

famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)

名冊〔-册〕 ming⁴ caak³ {míng cè}

1. roll (of names)
2. register
3. CL: 本

名產〔-产〕 ming⁴ caan² {míng chǎn}

1. staple
2. name-brand product

名刺 ming⁴ ci³ {míng cì}

1. visiting card
2. name card

名次 ming⁴ ci³ {míng cì}

1. position in a ranking of names
2. place
3. rank

名詞〔-词〕 ming⁴ ci⁴ {míng cí}

noun

名籤〔-签〕 ming⁴ cim¹ {míng qiān}

name tag

名稱〔-称〕 ming⁴ cing¹ {míng chēng}

1. name (of a thing)
2. name (of an organization)

名菜 ming⁴ coi³ {míng cài}

1. famous dishes
2. specialty dishes

名單〔-单〕 ming⁴ daan¹ {míng dān}

list (of names)

名分 ming⁴ fan⁶ {míng fèn}

a person's status

名家 ming⁴ gaa¹ {Míng jiā}

School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names

名家 ming⁴ gaa¹ {míng jiā}

1. renowned expert
2. master (of an art or craft)

名間〔-间〕 ming⁴ gaan¹ {Míng jiān}

Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

名妓 ming⁴ gei⁶ {míng jì}

famous courtesan

名句 ming⁴ geoi³ {míng jù}

1. famous saying
2. celebrated phrase

名叫 ming⁴ giu³ {míng jiào}

1. called
2. named

名角 ming⁴ gok³ {míng jué}

famous actor

名貴〔-贵〕 ming⁴ gwai³ {míng guì}

1. famous and valuable
2. rare
3. precious

名下 ming⁴ haa⁶ {míng xià}

under sb's name

名銜〔-衔〕 ming⁴ haam⁴ {míng xián}

1. rank
2. title

名校 ming⁴ haau⁶ {míng xiào}

famous school

名氣〔-气〕 ming⁴ hei³ {míng qì}

1. reputation
2. fame

名學〔-学〕 ming⁴ hok⁶ {míng xué}

(archaic term) logic

名號〔-号〕 ming⁴ hou⁶ {míng hào}

1. name
2. good reputation
3. title

名人 ming⁴ jan⁴ {míng rén}

1. personage
2. celebrity

名優〔-优〕 ming⁴ jau¹ {míng yōu}

1. excellent quality
2. outstanding (product)
3. abbr. for 名牌優質
4. (old) famous actor or actress

名醫〔-医〕 ming⁴ ji¹ {míng yī}

famous doctor

名兒〔-儿〕 ming⁴ ji⁴ {míng r}

1. name
2. fame

名義〔-义〕 ming⁴ ji⁶ {míng yì}

1. name
2. titular
3. nominal
4. in name
5. ostensible purpose

名言 ming⁴ jin⁴ {míng yán}

1. saying
2. famous remark

名譽〔-誉〕 ming⁴ jyu⁶ {míng yù}

1. fame
2. reputation
3. honor
4. honorary
5. emeritus (of retired professor)

名源 ming⁴ jyun⁴ {míng yuán}

1. origin of names
2. etymology

名曲 ming⁴ kuk¹ {míng qǔ}

1. famous song
2. well-known piece of music

名流 ming⁴ lau⁴ {míng liú}

1. gentry
2. celebrities

名利 ming⁴ lei⁶ {míng lì}

fame and profit

名伶 ming⁴ ling⁴ {míng líng}

famous actor or actress (Chinese opera)

名列 ming⁴ lit⁶ {míng liè}

1. to rank (number 1, or third last etc)
2. to be among (those who are in a particular group)

名錄〔-录〕 ming⁴ luk⁶ {míng lù}

directory

名聞〔-闻〕 ming⁴ man⁴ {míng wén}

1. famous
2. of good reputation

名望 ming⁴ mong⁶ {míng wàng}

1. renown
2. prestige

名模 ming⁴ mou⁴ {míng mó}

top model

名目 ming⁴ muk⁶ {míng mù}

1. name of an item
2. fame

名門〔-门〕 ming⁴ mun⁴ {míng mén}

1. famous family
2. prestigious house

名額〔-额〕 ming⁴ ngaak⁶ {míng é}

1. quota
2. number of places
3. place (in an institution, a group etc)

名牌 ming⁴ paai⁴ {míng pái}

famous brand

名篇 ming⁴ pin¹ {míng piān}

famous piece of writing

名片 ming⁴ pin² {míng piàn}

(business) card

名山 ming⁴ saan¹ {Míng shān}

1. famous mountain
2. Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

名臣 ming⁴ san⁴ {míng chén}

important official or statesman (in feudal China)

名實〔-实〕 ming⁴ sat⁶ {míng shí}

1. name and reality
2. whether reality lives up to its reputation

名手 ming⁴ sau² {míng shǒu}

1. master
2. famous artist or sportsman

名師〔-师〕 ming⁴ si¹ {míng shī}

1. famous master
2. great teacher

名士 ming⁴ si⁶ {míng shì}

1. famous scholar
2. worthy
3. celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post

名聲〔-声〕 ming⁴ sing¹ {míng shēng}

reputation

名勝〔-胜〕 ming⁴ sing³ {míng shèng}

1. a place famous for its scenery or historical relics
2. scenic spot
3. CL: 處

名城 ming⁴ sing⁴ {míng chéng}

famous city

名相 ming⁴ soeng³ {míng xiàng}

1. famous prime minister (in ancient China)
2. names and appearances (Buddhism)

名數〔-数〕 ming⁴ sou³ {míng shù}

1. (grammar) number plus classifier
2. household (in census)

名帖 ming⁴ tip³ {míng tiě}

1. name card
2. business card

名堂 ming⁴ tong⁴ {míng tang}

1. variety
2. result
3. reason

名畫〔-画〕 ming⁴ waa² {míng huà}

famous painting

名為〔-为〕 ming⁴ wai⁴ {míng wéi}

1. to be called
2. to be known as

名諱〔-讳〕 ming⁴ wai⁵ {míng huì}

taboo name (e.g. of emperor)

名位 ming⁴ wai⁶ {míng wèi}

1. fame and position
2. official rank

名媛 ming⁴ wun⁴ {míng yuán}

1. young lady of note
2. debutante

名酒 ming⁴ zau² {míng jiǔ}

a famous wine

名嘴 ming⁴ zeoi² {míng zuǐ}

popular TV or radio host

名字 ming⁴ zi⁶ {míng zi}

1. name (of a person or thing)
2. CL: 個

名節〔-节〕 ming⁴ zit³ {míng jié}

reputation and integrity

名爵 ming⁴ zoek³ {Míng jué}

MG Motor (car manufacturer)

名將〔-将〕 ming⁴ zoeng³ {míng jiàng}

famous general

名作 ming⁴ zok³ {míng zuò}

1. masterpiece
2. famous work

名狀〔-状〕 ming⁴ zong⁶ {míng zhuàng}

1. to express
2. to describe

名著 ming⁴ zyu³ {míng zhù}

masterpiece

名稱權〔-称权〕 ming⁴ cing¹ kyun⁴ {míng chēng quán}

1. copyright
2. rights to a trademark

名間鄉〔-间乡〕 ming⁴ gaan¹ hoeng¹ {Míng jiān xiāng}

Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣, central Taiwan

名古屋 ming⁴ gu² uk¹ {Míng gǔ wū}

Nagoya, city in Japan

名人錄〔--录〕 ming⁴ jan⁴ luk⁶ {míng rén lù}

1. record of famous men
2. anthology of biographies

名義上〔-义-〕 ming⁴ ji⁶ soeng⁶ {míng yì shàng}

nominally

名利場〔--场〕 ming⁴ lei⁶ coeng⁴ {Míng lì chǎng}

Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)

名量詞〔--词〕 ming⁴ loeng⁶ ci⁴ {míng liàng cí}

1. nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar)
2. measure word applying mainly to nouns

名山縣〔--县〕 ming⁴ saan¹ jyun⁶ {Míng shān xiàn}

Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安, Sichuan

名畫家〔-画-〕 ming⁴ waa² gaa¹ {míng huà jiā}

famous painter

名副其實〔---实〕 ming⁴ fu³ kei⁴ sat⁶ {míngfùqíshí}

(adjective) Veritable

名符其實〔---实〕 ming⁴ fu⁴ kei⁴ sat⁶ {míng fú qí shí}

it is what it claims to be; live up to one's name

名古屋市 ming⁴ gu² uk¹ si⁵ {Míng gǔ wū shì}

Nagoya City

名成利就 ming⁴ sing⁴ lei⁶ zau⁶ {míng chéng lì jiù}

rich, successful with high social status

名媛望族 ming⁴ wun⁴ mong⁶ zuk⁶ {míng yuán wàng zú}

Ladies that come from families of high social status

名正言順〔---顺〕 ming⁴ zing³ jin⁴ seon⁶ {míngzhèngyánshùn}

(idiom) Get entitlement to

名不副實〔---实〕 ming⁴ bat¹ fu³ sat⁶ {míng bù fù shí}

1. the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
2. Reality does not live up to the name.
3. Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.

名不符實〔---实〕 ming⁴ bat¹ fu⁴ sat⁶ {míng bù fú shí}

the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation

名不虛傳〔--虚传〕 ming⁴ bat¹ heoi¹ cyun⁴ {míng bù xū chuán}

1. lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
2. enjoys a well-deserved reputation

名馳遐邇〔-驰-迩〕 ming⁴ ci⁴ haa⁴ ji⁵ {míng chí xiá ěr}

To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)

名稱標籤〔-称标签〕 ming⁴ cing¹ biu¹ cim¹ {míng chēng biāo qiān}

name tag

名噪一時〔---时〕 ming⁴ cou³ jat¹ si⁴ {míng zào yī shí}

to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity

名從主人〔-从--〕 ming⁴ cung⁴ zyu² jan⁴ {míng cóng zhǔ rén}

named after (the original owner)

名存實亡〔--实-〕 ming⁴ cyun⁴ sat⁶ mong⁴ {míng cún shí wáng}

the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)

名花有主 ming⁴ faa¹ jau⁵ zyu² {míng huā yǒu zhǔ}

the girl is already taken (idiom)

名副其實〔---实〕 ming⁴ fu³ kei⁴ sat⁶ {míng fù qí shí}

not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)

名韁利鎖〔-缰-锁〕 ming⁴ goeng¹ lei⁶ so² {míng jiāng lì suǒ}

1. lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth
2. the victim of one's own success

名義價值〔-义价-〕 ming⁴ ji⁶ gaa³ zik⁶ {míng yì jià zhí}

nominal value

名義賬戶〔-义账户〕 ming⁴ ji⁶ zoeng³ wu⁶ {míng yì zhàng hù}

nominal bank account

名揚四海〔-扬--〕 ming⁴ joeng⁴ sei³ hoi² {míng yáng sì hǎi}

1. to become known far and wide (idiom)
2. famous

名譽博士〔-誉--〕 ming⁴ jyu⁶ bok³ si⁶ {míng yù bó shì}

1. honorary doctorate
2. Doctor Honoris Causae

名譽學位〔-誉学-〕 ming⁴ jyu⁶ hok⁶ wai² {míng yù xué wèi}

1. honorary degree
2. academic degree Honoris Causa

名譽掃地〔-誉扫-〕 ming⁴ jyu⁶ sou³ dei⁶ {míng yù sǎo dì}

1. to be thoroughly discredited
2. to fall into disrepute

名利雙收〔--双-〕 ming⁴ lei⁶ soeng¹ sau¹ {míng lì shuāng shōu}

1. both fame and fortune (idiom)
2. both virtue and reward

名列前茅 ming⁴ lit⁶ cin⁴ maau⁴ {míng liè qián máo}

to rank among the best

名落孫山〔--孙-〕 ming⁴ lok⁶ syun¹ saan¹ {míng luò Sūn Shān}

1. lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山 (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom)
2. fig. to fail an exam
3. to fall behind (in a competition)

名錄服務〔-录-务〕 ming⁴ luk⁶ fuk⁶ mou⁶ {míng lù fú wù}

name service

名目繁多 ming⁴ muk⁶ faan⁴ do¹ {míng mù fán duō}

names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description

名門望族〔-门--〕 ming⁴ mun⁴ mong⁶ zuk⁶ {míng mén wàng zú}

1. offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding
2. blue blood

名滿天下〔-满--〕 ming⁴ mun⁵ tin¹ haa⁶ {míng mǎn tiān xià}

world famous

名山大川 ming⁴ saan¹ daai⁶ cyun¹ {Míng shān dà chuān}

famous mountains and great rivers

名垂青史 ming⁴ seoi⁴ cing¹ si² {míng chuí qīng shǐ}

lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory

名勝古跡〔-胜-迹〕 ming⁴ sing³ gu² zik¹ {míng shèng gǔ jì}

historical sites and scenic spots

名正言順〔---顺〕 ming⁴ zing³ jin⁴ seon⁶ {míng zhèng yán shùn}

1. right and proper
2. authoritative and fair
3. (modified from Confucian Analects) with the right title (or reputation), the words carry weight

名重識暗〔--识-〕 ming⁴ zung⁶ sik¹ am³ {míng zhòng shí àn}

of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom)

名不見經傳〔--见经传〕 ming⁴ bat¹ gin³ ging¹ cyun⁴ {míng bù jiàn jīng zhuàn}

1. (lit.) name not encountered in the classics
2. unknown (person)
3. nobody

名師出高徒〔-师---〕 ming⁴ si¹ ceot¹ gou¹ tou⁴ {míng shī chū gāo tú}

A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

名不正言不順〔-----顺〕 ming⁴ bat¹ zing³ jin⁴ bat¹ seon⁶ {míng bu zhèng yán bu shùn}

1. unjustified and undeserving of such description
2. identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail
3. unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation
4. no valid reason as justification
5. words without weight
6. cf 名正言順

名譽博士學位〔-誉--学-〕 ming⁴ jyu⁶ bok³ si⁶ hok⁶ wai² {míng yù bó shì xué wèi}

1. honorary doctorate
2. Doctor Honoris Causae