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光明

Mandarin · pinyin guāng míng

Meanings

  1. light
  2. radiance
  3. (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. openhearted
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光
guāng · light, brilliant, shine; only
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
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1–2 · guang1 ming2

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gwong1 ming4

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noun

  1. light; illumination; brightness; brilliance

adj

  1. bright; shining
  2. (figurative, of future etc.) promising; bright
  3. (figurative) open-hearted; frank; straightforward

name

  1. (～區) Guangming (a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
  2. (～社區) Guangming (a community in Chengzhong, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)
  3. (～市) Gwangmyeong (a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea)

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