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明哲

明哲

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	philosophy; wise
simp. and trad. (明哲)		明	哲

Adjective

明哲

(literary) wise; sensible

Derived terms

明哲保身

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	哲
Grade: 2	Grade: S

Noun

明哲 ‎(hiragana めいてつ, romaji meitetsu)

wisdom, wise man

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): míngzhé

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zit³
Min Nan (POJ): bêng-tiat

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: míngzhé
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjer
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ zit³
  - Yale: mìhng jit
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzit⁸
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-tiat
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tiat
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengdiad
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɛt̚⁵/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɛt̚³²/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɛt̚³²/