精明

Mandarin · pinyin jīng míng

Meanings

  1. astute; shrewd; smart
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精
jīng · essence; semen; spirit
明
míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear
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1–2 · jing1 ming2

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zing1 ming4

Cantonese word readings for 精明. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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zing1 ming4

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adj

  1. shrewd; dexterous; astute
  2. (literary) honest; sincere
  3. (literary, of weather, light, eyes, etc) clear and bright; clean and shiny; fine

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