明子

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	child; son; (noun suffix) child; son; (noun suffix); small thing; seed; egg; 1st earthly branch; 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight
simp. and trad. (明子)		明	子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzi, míngzǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ, ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: míng-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: ming.tzy
    • Palladius: минцзы (minczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ d͡z̥z̩³/
    • Homophones:

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  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄗˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngzǐh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-tzŭ³
    • Yale: míng-dž
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingtzyy
    • Palladius: минцзы (minczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡sz̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zi²
    • Yale: mìhng jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 明子

1. (dated) pine torch

Synonyms

• 松明 (sōngmíng)
• 松明子 (sōngmíngzǐ)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	子
あき Grade: 2	こ Grade: 1

Proper noun

明(あき)子(こ) or 明子(proper) • (akiko or proper) [[Category:Japanese
|あきこ]]

1. a female given name