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名
Mandarin · pinyin míng
Meanings
- name
- noun (part of speech)
- place (e.g. among winners)
- famous
- classifier for people
Characters in this entry
- 名
- míng · name, rank, title, position
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Mandarin tones
2 · ming2
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Compare dictionary sources Wiktionary · 12 senses · 3 Cantonese readings
Rime Cantonese 粵拼
meng2 · meng4 · ming4
Cantonese word readings for 名. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.
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Independent source senses for this spelling, with usage labels retained. Not matched to the pronunciation above.
character
- name
- given name
- reputation; fame
- famous; reputable
- excuse; form; ostensible purpose
- (grammar) short for 名詞／名词 (míngcí, “noun”)
- (grammar) short for 專有名詞／专有名词 (zhuānyǒu míngcí, “proper noun”)
- (archaic, mathematics, arithmetic) sign
- to be called
- to describe; to give details of
- Classifier for place in a competition or position in a name list.
- Classifier for people with a certain status or identity.
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