Cantonese words starting with M
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名銜名衔
ming4 haam4rank
明孝陵
ming4 haau3 ling4Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
名校
ming4 haau6reputable school
明熹宗
ming4 hei1 zung1Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
名氣名气
ming4 hei3reputation; fame
明顯明显
ming4 hin2clear; obvious
溟海
ming4 hoi2a dark sea
名學名学
ming4 hok6(archaic) logic
名號名号
ming4 hou6name; title
名人
ming4 jan4personage
明仁
ming4 jan4Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[Ping2 cheng2] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
明人不說暗話明人不说暗话
ming4 jan4 bat1 syut3 am3 waa6a straight talker does not resort to insinuations
明人不做暗事
ming4 jan4 bat1 zou6 am3 si6an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
名人錄名人录
ming4 jan4 luk6record of famous men
明仁宗
ming4 jan4 zung1Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
明日
ming4 jat6tomorrow
明日黃花明日黄花
ming4 jat6 wong4 faa1lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); thing of the past
名優名优
ming4 jau1excellent quality; abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质
名醫名医
ming4 ji1famous doctor
名兒名儿
ming4 ji4name
明兒明儿
ming4 ji4(coll.) tomorrow; some day
明兒個明儿个
ming4 ji4 go3(coll.) tomorrow
名義名义
ming4 ji6name; nominal; ostensible purpose
名義價值名义价值
ming4 ji6 gaa3 zik6nominal value
名義上名义上
ming4 ji6 soeng6nominally
名義賬戶名义账户
ming4 ji6 zoeng3 wu6nominal bank account
名言
ming4 jin4saying
明言
ming4 jin4to say clearly; to pronounce
名揚四海名扬四海
ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2to become known far and wide (idiom)
名譽名誉
ming4 jyu6fame; honor; emeritus (of retired professor)
明喻
ming4 jyu6simile
名譽博士名誉博士
ming4 jyu6 bok3 si6honorary doctorate
名譽學位名誉学位
ming4 jyu6 hok6 wai2honorary degree
名譽掃地名誉扫地
ming4 jyu6 sou3 dei6to be thoroughly discredited
鳴冤叫屈鸣冤叫屈
ming4 jyun1 giu3 wat1to complain bitterly
名源
ming4 jyun4origin of a name
明月
ming4 jyut6bright moon; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
明月清風明月清风
ming4 jyut6 cing1 fung1see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4]
明溪
ming4 kai1see 明溪縣|明溪县[Ming2 xi1 Xian4]
明溪縣明溪县
ming4 kai1 jyun6Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
鳴禽鸣禽
ming4 kam4songbird
鳴鳩鸣鸠
ming4 kau1turtledove
明渠
ming4 keoi4open drain
明確明确
ming4 kok3precise
名曲
ming4 kuk1famous song
明麗明丽
ming4 lai6bright and beautiful; (of a color) vibrant
名流
ming4 lau4gentry
明理
ming4 lei5sensible; an obvious reason, truth or fact
名利
ming4 lei6fame and profit
名利場名利场
ming4 lei6 coeng4Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)
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