文明人

Cantonese · source Jyutpingman4 ming4 jan4

Meanings

  1. noun; civilized man or being
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Same syllable, six tones

mingming1—ming2—ming3—明ming4bright酩ming5drunk命ming6

Characters whose customary Unihan reading (kCantonese) is this syllable in each tone, chosen as in the tone atlas (2013 standard level, then the number of CC-CEDICT words they form), with CC-Canto 2017's meaning for that reading; a dash means no catalogue character has that reading. Checked syllables (-p, -t, -k) normally carry tones 1, 3 and 6. Character readings, not word readings; no frequency implied.

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CC-Canto includes this pinyin reference: wen2 ming2 ren2. It does not establish a Mandarin word with the same meaning.

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noun

  1. civilised person
  2. educated person

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Exact source record & identity文明人 文明人 [wen2 ming2 ren2] {man4 ming4 jan4} /noun; civilized man or being/

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