明智

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	wisdom; knowledge
simp. and trad. (明智)		明	智

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi³
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-chṳ
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-tì

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chih⁴
    • Yale: míng-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjyh
    • Palladius: минчжи (minčži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 明智 明治

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zi³
    • Yale: mìhng ji
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-chṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: minˇ zii
    • Hagfa Pinyim: min² zi⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-tì
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-tì
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengdix
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ti²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ti²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ti²¹/

Adjective

(deprecated template usage) 明智

1. wise; sensible

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Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明	智
あけ Grade: 2	ち Jinmeiyō
nanori	on'yomi

Proper noun

明(あけ)智(ち) • (Akechi) 

1. a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明	智
めい Grade: 2	ち Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 明智 (MC mjaeng trjeH).

Noun

明(めい)智(ち) • (meichi) 

1. great wisdom