明 ming⁴ {míng}

(adjective) 1. obvious; (noun) 1. eyesight (noun) the Ming dynasty

明 ming⁴ {míng}

1. bright
2. opposite: dark 暗
3. (of meaning) clear
4. to understand
5. next
6. public or open
7. wise
8. generic term for a sacrifice to the gods

明 ming⁴ {Míng}

1. Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
2. surname Ming
3. Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農 Farmer God

明暗 ming⁴ am³ {míng àn}

light and darkness

明燈〔-灯〕 ming⁴ dang¹ {míng dēng}

beacon; a bright light; to describe someone who give tips for gambling/shares/matches but the results are often opposite to their forecast

明斷〔-断〕 ming⁴ dyun⁶ {míng duàn}

clear judgement; to be clear and firm

明快 ming⁴ faai³ {míng kuài}

adj; lucid and lively; sprightly; also it mean straightforward or forthright (personality)

明火 ming⁴ fo² {míng huǒ}

(noun) Fire

明解 ming⁴ gaai² {míng jiě}

noun; clear explanation, understand

明鑒〔-鉴〕 ming⁴ gaam³ {míng jiàn}

to clearly distinguish

明渠 ming⁴ keoi⁴ {míng qú}

open drain

明確〔-确〕 ming⁴ kok³ {míng què}

precise

明爐〔-炉〕 ming⁴ lou⁴ {míng lú}

to grill / barbecue using charcoal fire

明碼〔-码〕 ming⁴ maa⁵ {míng mǎ}

noun; plain code; with the price clearly marked

明晚 ming⁴ maan⁵ {míng wǎn}

noun; tomorrow night

明媚 ming⁴ mei⁴ {míng mèi}

(adjective) Delightful and enchanting

明瓦 ming⁴ ngaa⁵ {míng wǎ}

1. a type of roof tiles made from clamshell polished into squared shapes with four rounded corners 2. name of a fiction book in China

明屈 ming⁴ wat¹ {míng qū}

force one to take the blame or responsibility

明智 ming⁴ zi³ {míngzhì}

(adjective) Wise

明凈〔-净〕 ming⁴ zing⁶ {míng jìng}

bright and clean

明白 ming⁴ baak⁶ {míng bai}

1. clear
2. obvious
3. unequivocal
4. to understand
5. to realize

明辨 ming⁴ bin⁶ {míng biàn}

1. to discern
2. to distinguish clearly

明報〔-报〕 ming⁴ bou³ {Míng Bào}

Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)

明察 ming⁴ caat³ {míng chá}

1. to note clearly
2. to perceive

明清 ming⁴ cing¹ {Míng Qīng}

the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties

明澈 ming⁴ cit³ {míng chè}

1. clear
2. limpid

明朝 ming⁴ ciu⁴ {Míng cháo}

Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)

明朝 ming⁴ ciu⁴ {míng zhāo}

1. tomorrow morning
2. the following morning

明初 ming⁴ co¹ {Míng chū}

the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)

明處〔-处〕 ming⁴ cyu³ {míng chù}

1. clear place
2. out in the open

明達〔-达〕 ming⁴ daat⁶ {míng dá}

1. reasonable
2. of good judgement

明德 ming⁴ dak¹ {Míng dé}

1. highest virtue
2. illustrious virtue
3. Middlebury (College)

明訂〔-订〕 ming⁴ ding³ {míng dìng}

1. to stipulate
2. to state expressly
3. to explicitly provide for

明代 ming⁴ doi⁶ {Míng dài}

the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)

明礬〔-矾〕 ming⁴ faan⁴ {míng fán}

alum

明火 ming⁴ fo² {míng huǒ}

1. flame
2. open fire

明膠〔-胶〕 ming⁴ gaau¹ {míng jiāo}

gelatin

明皎 ming⁴ gaau² {míng jiǎo}

clear and bright

明教 ming⁴ gaau³ {Míng jiào}

1. Manicheism
2. same as 摩尼教

明鏡〔-镜〕 ming⁴ geng³ {míng jìng}

mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)

明鏡〔-镜〕 ming⁴ geng³ {Míng jìng}

Der Spiegel

明光 ming⁴ gwong¹ {Míng guāng}

Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

明蝦〔-虾〕 ming⁴ haa¹ {míng xiā}

prawn

明顯〔-显〕 ming⁴ hin² {míng xiǎn}

1. clear
2. distinct
3. obvious

明仁 ming⁴ jan⁴ {Míng rén}

Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)

明日 ming⁴ jat⁶ {míng rì}

tomorrow

明兒〔-儿〕 ming⁴ ji⁴ {míng r}

1. (coll.) tomorrow
2. one of these days
3. some day

明言 ming⁴ jin⁴ {míng yán}

1. to say clearly
2. to argue clearly
3. to pronounce
4. pronounced

明喻 ming⁴ jyu⁶ {míng yù}

simile

明月 ming⁴ jyut⁶ {míng yuè}

1. bright moon
2. refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark
3. CL: 輪

明溪 ming⁴ kai¹ {Míng xī}

Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

明確〔-确〕 ming⁴ kok³ {míng què}

1. clear-cut
2. definite
3. explicit
4. to clarify
5. to specify
6. to make definite

明麗〔-丽〕 ming⁴ lai⁶ {míng lì}

1. bright and beautiful
2. (of a landscape) gorgeous
3. (of a color) vibrant

明理 ming⁴ lei⁵ {míng lǐ}

1. sensible
2. reasonable
3. an obvious reason, truth or fact
4. to understand the reason or reasoning

明令 ming⁴ ling⁶ {míng lìng}

to decree

明瞭〔-了〕 ming⁴ liu⁵ {míng liǎo}

1. to understand clearly
2. to be clear about
3. plain
4. clear

明亮 ming⁴ loeng⁶ {míng liàng}

1. bright
2. shining
3. glittering
4. to become clear

明朗 ming⁴ long⁵ {míng lǎng}

1. bright
2. clear
3. obvious
4. forthright
5. open-minded
6. bright and cheerful

明文 ming⁴ man⁴ {míng wén}

to state in writing (laws, rules etc)

明媚 ming⁴ mei⁴ {míng mèi}

bright and beautiful

明明 ming⁴ ming⁴ {míng míng}

1. obviously
2. plainly
3. undoubtedly
4. definitely

明滅〔-灭〕 ming⁴ mit⁶ {míng miè}

1. to flicker
2. to flash on and off
3. to brighten and fade

明末 ming⁴ mut⁶ {Míng mò}

1. late Ming
2. first half of the 17th century

明年 ming⁴ nin⁴ {míng nián}

next year

明山 ming⁴ saan¹ {Míng shān}

Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明細〔-细〕 ming⁴ sai³ {míng xì}

1. clear and detailed
2. definite
3. details (are as follows:)

明手 ming⁴ sau² {míng shǒu}

dummy (in bridge)

明水 ming⁴ seoi² {Míng shuǐ}

Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化, Heilongjiang

明邃 ming⁴ seoi⁶ {míng suì}

glistening and piercing

明史 ming⁴ si² {Míng shǐ}

History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls

明示 ming⁴ si⁶ {míng shì}

1. to state explicitly
2. to clearly indicate

明晰 ming⁴ sik¹ {míng xī}

1. clarity
2. lucid

明星 ming⁴ sing¹ {míng xīng}

1. star
2. celebrity

明體〔-体〕 ming⁴ tai² {míng tǐ}

1. Mincho
2. Song font

明天 ming⁴ tin¹ {míng tiān}

tomorrow

明慧 ming⁴ wai⁶ {míng huì}

1. intelligent
2. brilliant

明和 ming⁴ wo⁴ {Míng hé}

1. Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan
2. Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772)
3. Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)

明知 ming⁴ zi¹ {míng zhī}

1. to be fully aware of
2. to know perfectly well

明智 ming⁴ zi³ {míng zhì}

1. sensible
2. wise
3. judicious
4. sagacious

明治 ming⁴ zi⁶ {Míng zhì}

Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912)

明證〔-证〕 ming⁴ zing³ {míng zhèng}

clear proof

明淨〔-净〕 ming⁴ zing⁶ {míng jìng}

1. bright and clean
2. luminous

明杖 ming⁴ zoeng⁶ {míng zhàng}

white cane (used by the blind)

明早 ming⁴ zou² {míng zǎo}

1. tomorrow morning
2. tomorrow

明珠 ming⁴ zyu¹ {míng zhū}

1. pearl
2. jewel (of great value)

明珠台 ming⁴ zyu¹ toi⁴ {míng zhū tái}

Pearl channel, the English channel of TVB

明擺著〔-摆着〕 ming⁴ baai² zoek⁶ {míng bǎi zhe}

1. evident
2. clear
3. undoubted

明朝體〔--体〕 ming⁴ ciu⁴ tai² {Míng cháo tǐ}

Mincho font

明德鎮〔--镇〕 ming⁴ dak¹ zan³ {Míng dé zhèn}

Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)

明晃晃 ming⁴ fong² fong² {míng huǎng huǎng}

1. shining
2. bright

明古魯〔--鲁〕 ming⁴ gu² lou⁵ {Míng gǔ lǔ}

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明光度 ming⁴ gwong¹ dou⁶ {míng guāng dù}

luminosity

明光藍〔--蓝〕 ming⁴ gwong¹ laam⁴ {míng guāng lán}

lavender blue

明光市 ming⁴ gwong¹ si⁵ {Míng guāng shì}

Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui

明孝陵 ming⁴ haau³ ling⁴ {Míng xiào líng}

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

明熹宗 ming⁴ hei¹ zung¹ {Míng Xī zōng}

Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟

明仁宗 ming⁴ jan⁴ zung¹ {Míng Rén zōng}

Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾

明兒個〔-儿个〕 ming⁴ ji⁴ go³ {míng r ge}

(coll.) tomorrow

明溪縣〔--县〕 ming⁴ kai¹ jyun⁶ {Míng xī xiàn}

Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian

明武宗 ming⁴ mou⁵ zung¹ {Míng Wǔ zōng}

Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德

明眼人 ming⁴ ngaan⁵ jan⁴ {míng yǎn rén}

1. perspicacious person
2. sb with a discerning eye
3. sighted person (as opposed to blind)

明山區〔--区〕 ming⁴ saan¹ keoi¹ {Míng shān qū}

Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning

明細表〔-细-〕 ming⁴ sai³ biu² {míng xì biǎo}

1. schedule
2. subsidiary ledger
3. a detailed list

明實錄〔-实录〕 ming⁴ sat⁶ luk⁶ {míng shí lù}

annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝 (1368-1644)

明水縣〔--县〕 ming⁴ seoi² jyun⁶ {Míng shuǐ xiàn}

Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化, Heilongjiang

明信片 ming⁴ seon³ pin² {míng xìn piàn}

postcard

明斯克 ming⁴ si¹ hak¹ {Míng sī kè}

Minsk, capital of Belarus

明成祖 ming⁴ sing⁴ zou² {Míng Chéng zǔ}

Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂

明宣宗 ming⁴ syun¹ zung¹ {Míng Xuān zōng}

Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德

明太祖 ming⁴ taai³ zou² {Míng Tài zǔ}

Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武

明天見〔--见〕 ming⁴ tin¹ gin³ {míng tiān jiàn}

see you tomorrow

明天啟〔--启〕 ming⁴ tin¹ kai² {Míng Tiān qǐ}

Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校 (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗

明槍暗箭〔-枪--〕 ming⁴ coeng¹ am³ zin³ {míng qiāng àn jiàn}

verb; "a frontal spear thrust and an arrow in the dark"; Metaphor: various open and hidden attacks.

明刀明槍〔---枪〕 ming⁴ dou¹ ming⁴ coeng¹ {míng dāo míng qiāng}

verb; when an attacker openly declares his intent to attack; it refers to a person who is very straightforward, who makes his intentions clear.

明火打劫 ming⁴ fo² daa² gip³ {míng huǒ dǎ jié}

verb; rob with torches and weapons; open robbery act recklessly and care for nobody; doing bad thing

明火執仗〔--执-〕 ming⁴ fo² zap¹ zoeng³ {míng huǒ zhí zhàng}

to commit armed robbery openly or do wrong recklessly

明碼實價〔-码实价〕 ming⁴ maa⁵ sat⁶ gaa³ {míng mǎ shí jià}

clearly marked fixed price

明目張膽〔--张胆〕 ming⁴ muk⁶ zoeng¹ daam² {míngmùzhāngdǎn}

(idiom) 1. Blatant; 2. Blatantly

明愛醫院〔-爱医-〕 ming⁴ oi³ ji¹ jyun² {míng ài yī yuàn}

the Caritas Medical Centre. A hospital in Hong Kong

明知故犯 ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶ {míngzhīgùfàn}

(verb phrase) Violate or make problems purposely

明辨是非 ming⁴ bin⁶ si⁶ fei¹ {míng biàn shì fēi}

to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)

明查暗訪〔---访〕 ming⁴ caa⁴ am³ fong² {míng chá àn fǎng}

1. open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2. taking information from all sides

明察暗訪〔---访〕 ming⁴ caat³ am³ fong² {míng chá àn fǎng}

1. open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
2. taking information from all sides

明察秋毫 ming⁴ caat³ cau¹ hou⁴ {míng chá qiū háo}

1. lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail
2. to distinguish right and wrong with acuity
3. omniscient

明窗淨几〔--净-〕 ming⁴ coeng¹ zing⁶ gei¹ {míng chuāng jìng jī}

lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)

明達事理〔-达--〕 ming⁴ daat⁶ si⁶ lei⁵ {míng dá shì lǐ}

1. reasonable
2. sensible

明鏡高懸〔-镜-悬〕 ming⁴ geng³ gou¹ jyun⁴ {míng jìng gāo xuán}

perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)

明崗暗哨〔-岗--〕 ming⁴ gong¹ am³ saau³ {míng gǎng àn shào}

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

明古魯市〔--鲁-〕 ming⁴ gu² lou⁵ si⁵ {Míng gǔ lǔ shì}

Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)

明日黃花〔--黄-〕 ming⁴ jat⁶ wong⁴ faa¹ {míng rì huáng huā}

1. lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)
2. fig. outdated
3. thing of the past
4. dead letter

明文規定〔--规-〕 ming⁴ man⁴ kwai¹ ding⁶ {míng wén guī dìng}

expressly stipulated (in writing)

明眸皓齒〔---齿〕 ming⁴ mau⁴ hou⁶ ci² {míng móu hào chǐ}

to have bright eyes and white teeth

明媒正娶 ming⁴ mui⁴ zing³ ceoi² {míng méi zhèng qǔ}

to be officially wed

明目張膽〔--张胆〕 ming⁴ muk⁶ zoeng¹ daam² {míng mù zhāng dǎn}

1. openly and without fear
2. brazenly

明末清初 ming⁴ mut⁶ cing¹ co¹ {Míng mò Qīng chū}

1. late Ming and early Qing
2. around the middle of the 17th century

明尼蘇達〔--苏达〕 ming⁴ nei⁴ sou¹ daat⁶ {Míng ní sū dá}

Minnesota, USA

明十三陵 ming⁴ sap⁶ saam¹ ling⁴ {Míng shí sān líng}

the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)

明爭暗鬥〔-争-斗〕 ming⁴ zang¹ am³ dau³ {míng zhēng àn dòu}

to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)

明知故犯 ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ faan⁶ {míng zhī gù fàn}

deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime

明知故問〔---问〕 ming⁴ zi¹ gu³ man⁶ {míng zhī gù wèn}

to ask a question, already knowing the answer

明智之舉〔---举〕 ming⁴ zi³ zi¹ geoi² {míng zhì zhī jǔ}

sensible act

明治維新〔--维-〕 ming⁴ zi⁶ wai⁴ san¹ {Míng zhì Wéi xīn}

the Japanese Meiji Restoration of 1868

明哲保身 ming⁴ zit³ bou² san¹ {míng zhé bǎo shēn}

1. a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)
2. to put one's own safety before matters of principle

明珠暗投 ming⁴ zyu¹ am³ tau⁴ {míng zhū àn tóu}

1. to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
2. not to get proper recognition for one's talents

明尼蘇達州〔--苏达-〕 ming⁴ nei⁴ sou¹ daat⁶ zau¹ {Míng ní sū dá zhōu}

Minnesota

明人不說暗話〔---说-话〕 ming⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ syut³ am³ waa⁶ {míng rén bù shuō àn huà}

a straight talker does not resort to insinuations

明人不做暗事 ming⁴ jan⁴ bat¹ zou⁶ am³ si⁶ {míng rén bù zuò àn shì}

1. The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).
2. fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.

明尼阿波利斯 ming⁴ nei⁴ aa³ bo¹ lei⁶ si¹ {Míng ní ā bō lì sī}

Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota

明槍好躲，暗箭難防〔-枪-----难-〕 ming⁴ coeng¹ hou² do² ，am³ zin³ naan⁴ fong⁴ {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

明槍易躲，暗箭難防〔-枪-----难-〕 ming⁴ coeng¹ ji⁶ do² ，am³ zin³ naan⁴ fong⁴ {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

明知山有虎，偏向虎山行 ming⁴ zi¹ saan¹ jau⁵ fu² ，pin¹ hoeng³ fu² saan¹ haang⁴ {míng zhī shān yǒu hǔ , piān xiàng hǔ shān xíng}

1. lit. to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers (idiom)
2. fig. to take a risk despite knowing the dangers