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精明
Mandarin · pinyin jīng míng
Meanings
- astute; shrewd; smart
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Mandarin tones
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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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section
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adj
- shrewd; dexterous; astute
- (literary) honest; sincere
- (literary, of weather, light, eyes, etc) clear and bright; clean and shiny; fine
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