Cantonese words starting with M

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名衔
ming4 haam4rank
ming4 haau3 ling4Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋[Zhu1 Yuan2 zhang1], a World Heritage site
ming4 haau6reputable school
ming4 hei1 zung1Ming Xizong, temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启[Ming2 Tian1 qi3]
名气
ming4 hei3reputation; fame
明显
ming4 hin2clear; obvious
ming4 hoi2a dark sea
名学
ming4 hok6(archaic) logic
名号
ming4 hou6name; title
ming4 jan4personage
ming4 jan4Akihito, personal name of the Heisei 平成[Ping2 cheng2] emperor of Japan (1933-), reigned 1989-2019
明人不说暗话
ming4 jan4 bat1 syut3 am3 waa6a straight talker does not resort to insinuations
ming4 jan4 bat1 zou6 am3 si6an honest person does not act surreptitiously (idiom)
名人录
ming4 jan4 luk6record of famous men
ming4 jan4 zung1Ming Renzong, temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽[Zhu1 Gao1 chi4]
ming4 jat6tomorrow
明日黄花
ming4 jat6 wong4 faa1lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); thing of the past
名优
ming4 jau1excellent quality; abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质
名医
ming4 ji1famous doctor
名儿
ming4 ji4name
明儿
ming4 ji4(coll.) tomorrow; some day
明儿个
ming4 ji4 go3(coll.) tomorrow
名义
ming4 ji6name; nominal; ostensible purpose
名义价值
ming4 ji6 gaa3 zik6nominal value
名义上
ming4 ji6 soeng6nominally
名义账户
ming4 ji6 zoeng3 wu6nominal bank account
ming4 jin4saying
ming4 jin4to say clearly; to pronounce
名扬四海
ming4 joeng4 sei3 hoi2to become known far and wide (idiom)
名誉
ming4 jyu6fame; honor; emeritus (of retired professor)
ming4 jyu6simile
名誉博士
ming4 jyu6 bok3 si6honorary doctorate
名誉学位
ming4 jyu6 hok6 wai2honorary degree
名誉扫地
ming4 jyu6 sou3 dei6to be thoroughly discredited
鸣冤叫屈
ming4 jyun1 giu3 wat1to complain bitterly
ming4 jyun4origin of a name
ming4 jyut6bright moon; CL:輪|轮[lun2]
明月清风
ming4 jyut6 cing1 fung1see 清風明月|清风明月[qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4]
ming4 kai1see 明溪縣|明溪县[Ming2 xi1 Xian4]
明溪县
ming4 kai1 jyun6Mingxi, a county in Sanming City 三明市[San1 ming2 Shi4], Fujian
鸣禽
ming4 kam4songbird
鸣鸠
ming4 kau1turtledove
ming4 keoi4open drain
明确
ming4 kok3precise
ming4 kuk1famous song
明丽
ming4 lai6bright and beautiful; (of a color) vibrant
ming4 lau4gentry
ming4 lei5sensible; an obvious reason, truth or fact
ming4 lei6fame and profit
名利场
ming4 lei6 coeng4Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title)

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