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明明

明明

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (明明)		明	明

Adverb

明明

obviously; plainly; clearly

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): míngmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ ming⁴
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-mìn
Min Nan (POJ): bêng-bêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)
  - Pinyin: míngmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingming
  - IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
    
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Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ ming⁴
  - Yale: mìhng mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ ming⁴
  - IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-mìn
  - Hakka Romanization System: minˇ minˇ
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² min²
  - IPA: /min¹¹ min¹¹/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengbeeng
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/