明礬

See also: 明矾

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	alum
trad. (明礬)		明	礬
simp. (明矾)		明	矾

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngfán

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ faan⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-fàn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-hoân
• Wu (Wugniu)
  • (Northern): ⁶min-ve

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngfán
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄈㄢˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngfán
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-fan²
    • Yale: míng-fán
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingfarn
    • Palladius: минфань (minfanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ fän³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ faan⁴
    • Yale: mìhng fàahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ faan⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ fan⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ faːn²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-fàn
    • Hakka Romanization System: minˇ fanˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: min² fan²
    • Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ fan¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-hoân
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-huân
    • Phofsit Daibuun: benghoaan
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² huan¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ huan²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ huan²³/
• Wu
  • (Northern: Shanghai)
    • Wugniu: ⁶min-ve
    • MiniDict: min^去 ve
    • Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): ³min-ve
    • Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /min²² ve⁴⁴/

Noun

明礬

1. (chemistry) alum

   Synonym: 白礬／白矾 (báifán)

Derived terms

• 明礬石／明矾石 (míngfánshí, “alunite”)

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (明礬):

• → Japanese: 明(みょう)礬(ばん) (myōban)
• → Korean: 명반(明礬) (myeongban)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	礬
みょう Grade: 2	ばん Hyōgaiji
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) みょーばん [myòóbáń] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [mʲo̞ːbã̠ɴ]

Noun

明(みょう)礬(ばん) or 明礬(ミョウバン) • (myōban) 

1. (chemistry) alum

Derived terms

• 明礬石(みょうばんせき) (myōbanseki, “alunite”)