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名家
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2–1 · ming2 jia1
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Rime Cantonese 粵拼
ming4 gaa1
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noun
- eminent figure in a field; master; expert
- distinguished family
name
- (historical) School of Names (during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period)
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