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嚴明

嚴明

See also: 严明

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (嚴明)		嚴	明
simp. (严明)		严	明

Adjective

嚴明

strict and impartial

Verb

嚴明

to strictly enforce (discipline)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): yánmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ ming⁴
Min Nan (POJ): giâm-bêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: yánmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanming
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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    嚴明／严明
    言明
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ ming⁴
  - Yale: yìhm mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giambeeng
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /giam²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /giam²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /giam²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /giam²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /giam¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/