Cantonese words starting with M
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鳴鸣
ming4to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
明暗
ming4 am3light and darkness
明擺著明摆着
ming4 baai2 zoek6evident; undoubted
明白
ming4 baak6clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
名不副實名不副实
ming4 bat1 fu3 sat6the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact; Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符實名不符实
ming4 bat1 fu4 sat6the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不見經傳名不见经传
ming4 bat1 gin3 ging1 cyun4(lit.) name not encountered in the classics; nobody
名不虛傳名不虚传
ming4 bat1 heoi1 cyun4(idiom) to live up to one's famous name; its reputation is well deserved
鳴不平鸣不平
ming4 bat1 ping4to cry out against injustice
名不正言不順名不正言不顺
ming4 bat1 zing3 jin4 bat1 seon6(of a title, degree etc) illegitimately conferred
明辨
ming4 bin6to discern
明辨是非
ming4 bin6 si6 fei1to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
名錶名表
ming4 biu1famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch)
明報明报
ming4 bou3Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
明查暗訪明查暗访
ming4 caa4 am3 fong2variant of 明察暗訪|明察暗访[ming2 cha2 an4 fang3]
名冊名册
ming4 caak3roll (of names); CL:本[ben3]
名產名产
ming4 caan2staple
明察
ming4 caat3to note clearly
明察暗訪明察暗访
ming4 caat3 am3 fong2open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret
明察秋毫
ming4 caat3 cau1 hou4lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)
名刺
ming4 ci3visiting card
名次
ming4 ci3position in a ranking of names; rank
名詞名词
ming4 ci4(linguistics) noun
溟池
ming4 ci4the northern sea
名馳遐邇名驰遐迩
ming4 ci4 haa4 ji5To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom)
名籤名签
ming4 cim1name tag
名稱名称
ming4 cing1name (of a thing)
明清
ming4 cing1the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
名稱標籤名称标签
ming4 cing1 biu1 cim1name tag
名稱權名称权
ming4 cing1 kyun4copyright
明澈
ming4 cit3clear
明朝
ming4 ciu4Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明朝體明朝体
ming4 ciu4 tai2Mincho font
明初
ming4 co1the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
鳴槍鸣枪
ming4 coeng1to fire warning shots
明槍暗箭明枪暗箭
ming4 coeng1 am3 zin3verb; "a frontal spear thrust and an arrow in the dark"; Metaphor: various open and hidden attacks.
明槍好躲，暗箭難防明枪好躲，暗箭难防
ming4 coeng1 hou2 do2 ，am3 zin3 naan4 fong4lit. 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，暗箭難防明枪易躲，暗箭难防
ming4 coeng1 ji6 do2 ，am3 zin3 naan4 fong4lit. 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
明窗淨几明窗净几
ming4 coeng1 zing6 gei1lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
名菜
ming4 coi3famous dishes
名噪一時名噪一时
ming4 cou3 jat1 si4to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
螟蟲螟虫
ming4 cung4boring insect
名從主人名从主人
ming4 cung4 zyu2 jan4(idiom) to refer to sth by the name its owners use
明處明处
ming4 cyu3clear place
明寸
ming4 cyun3to deliberately provoke and making it very obvious to all; to be deliberately insolent and not making any attempt to be pretentious about it [colloquial]
名存實亡名存实亡
ming4 cyun4 sat6 mong4the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名單名单
ming4 daan1list of names
明達明达
ming4 daat6reasonable; of good judgment
明達事理明达事理
ming4 daat6 si6 lei5reasonable
明德
ming4 dak1highest virtue
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