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高明

Mandarin · pinyin gāo míng#

brilliant; superior; wise

Mandarin · pinyin Gāo míng#

see 高明區 Gāo míng Qū

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高: gāo · high, tall; lofty, elevated; Kangxi radical 189
明: míng · bright, light, brilliant; clear

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1–2 · gao1 ming2

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gou1 ming4

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adj

brilliant; wise; ingenious; superb

noun

(literary) someone better qualified; expert; brilliant person

name

(～區) Gaoming (a district of Foshan, Guangdong, China)
(～縣) (historical) Gaoming County, a former county of Guangdong administered as part of Zhaoqing Commandery (肇慶府)

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