名家

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	home; family; ‑ist home; family; ‑ist; ‑er; ‑ian; measure word for stores and schools
trad. (名家)		名	家
simp. #(名家)		名	家

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngjiā

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ gaa¹
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-ka / miâ-ka / bêng-kee

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngjiā
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄚ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjia
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chia¹
    • Yale: míng-jyā
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjia
    • Palladius: минцзя (minczja)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ä⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ gaa¹
    • Yale: mìhng gā
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ gaa¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ga¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ kaː⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ka
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengkaf
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ka³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: miâ-ka
    • Tâi-lô: miâ-ka
    • Phofsit Daibuun: mia'kaf
    • IPA (Taipei): /miã²⁴⁻¹¹ ka⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /miã²³⁻³³ ka⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-kee
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-kee
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² kɛ⁴⁴/

Noun

名家

1. eminent figure in a field; master; expert
2. distinguished family

Synonyms

• (master):

• 內行／内行 (nèiháng)
• 內行人／内行人 (nèihángrén)
• 大家
• 大方 (dàfāng) (literary)
• 大神 (dàshén) (Internet slang)
• 好手 (hǎoshǒu)
• 專家／专家 (zhuānjiā)
• 專才／专才 (zhuāncái)
• 專業人員／专业人员 (zhuānyè rényuán)
• 專業人才／专业人才 (zhuānyè réncái)
• 專業戶／专业户 (zhuānyèhù) (figurative)
• 專門／专门 (zhuānmén)
• 專門家／专门家 (zhuānménjiā)
• 強手／强手 (qiángshǒu)
• 懸手／悬手 (Hokkien)
• 把式 (bǎshì)
• 方家 (fāngjiā) (literary)
• 能手 (néngshǒu)
• 行家 (hángjiā)
• 行家裡手／行家里手 (hángjiā lǐshǒu)
• 裡手／里手 (lǐshǒu)
• 通家 (tōngjiā) (literary)
• 達人／达人 (dárén)
• 高手 (gāoshǒu)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “master”):

• 外行 (wàiháng)
• 外行人 (wàihángrén)
• 棒槌 (bàngchuí) (figurative)
• 行外人 (hángwàirén)
• 門外漢／门外汉 (ménwàihàn)

 

Proper noun

名家

1. (historical) School of Names (during the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period)

See also

• 名學／名学 (míngxué)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	家
めい Grade: 1	か Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

名(めい)家(か) • (meika) 

1. distinguished family
2. a kuge family rank, ranking above hanke alongside urinke
3. an eminent figure in some academic or artistic field

Proper noun

名(めい)家(か) • (Meika) 

1. (historical) School of Names

Synonyms

• (distinguished family): 名門(めいもん) (meimon), 名族(めいぞく) (meizoku)
• (eminent figure): 名士(めいし) (meishi), 大家(たいか) (taika)

References

• 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	家

Noun

名家 • (myeongga) (hangeul 명가)

1. Hanja form^? of 명가 (“reputable family”).

Proper noun

名家 • (Myeongga) (hangeul 명가)

1. Hanja form^? of 명가 (“School of Names”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
名	家

Noun

名家

1. chữ Hán form of danh gia (“famous family”).

Proper noun

名家

1. chữ Hán form of Danh gia (“School of Names”).