聰明
See also: 聪明
Chinese
quick at hearing; wise; clever quick at hearing; wise; clever; sharp-witted; intelligent; acute |
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | ||
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trad. (聰明) | 聰 | 明 | |
simp. (聪明) | 聪 | 明 |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): cung1 ming4
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chhûng-mìn
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien, POJ): chhong-bêng / chhang-miâ
- (Teochew, Peng'im): cong1 mêng5
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ → ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ (toneless final syllable variant)
- Tongyong Pinyin: congmi̊ng
- Wade–Giles: tsʻung1-ming5
- Yale: tsūng-ming
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsong.ming
- Palladius: цунмин (cunmin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/ → /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ miŋ²/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: cung1 ming4
- Yale: chūng mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: tsung1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: cung1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chhûng-mìn
- Hakka Romanization System: cung´ minˇ
- Hagfa Pinyim: cung1 min2
- Sinological IPA: /t͡sʰuŋ²⁴ min¹¹/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhong-bêng
- Tâi-lô: tshong-bîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhongbeeng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰɔŋ³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, variant in Taiwan)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhang-miâ
- Tâi-lô: tshang-miâ
- Phofsit Daibuun: zhangmiaa
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² miã¹³/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰaŋ³³ miã²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²³/
- IPA (Taipei): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ miã²⁴/
- IPA (Xiamen): /t͡sʰaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/
- (Teochew)
- Peng'im: cong1 mêng5
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tshong mêng
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sʰoŋ³³⁻²³ meŋ⁵⁵/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Adjective
(deprecated template usage) 聰明
- clever; intelligent; smart; bright
- 一個雀 雀飛上坡 一個雀 雀飛下坡 三歲孩兒會唱歌 不是爹娘告訴我 是我自己聰明多 [MSC, trad.]
- From: 1921, James Hutson, Chinese Life in the Tibetan Foothills/Riddles and Ditties
- yī ge què, què fēi shàng pō, yī ge què, què fēi xià pō, sān suì hái'ér huì chànggē, bùshì diēniáng gàosù wǒ, shì wǒ zìjǐ cōngmíng duō [Pinyin]
- One little birdie flies up the hill, another little birdie flies down the hill; a three-year old child is able to sing, not what the parents teach it, but what natural wisdom prompts.
一个雀 雀飞上坡 一个雀 雀飞下坡 三岁孩儿会唱歌 不是爹娘告诉我 是我自己聪明多 [MSC, simp.]
Synonyms
Dialectal synonyms of 聰明 (“clever; intelligent; smart; bright”) [map]
Antonyms
Derived terms
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Japanese
Kanji in this term | |
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聰 | 明 |
そう Hyōgaiji |
めい Grade: 2 |
on’yomi |
Etymology 1
Adjectival noun
聰明 • (sōmei) -na (adnominal 聰明な (sōmei na), adverbial 聰明に (sōmei ni))
Inflection
Inflection of 聰明
Stem forms | |||
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Imperfective (未然形) | 聰明だろ | そうめいだろ | sōmei daro |
Continuative (連用形) | 聰明で | そうめいで | sōmei de |
Terminal (終止形) | 聰明だ | そうめいだ | sōmei da |
Attributive (連体形) | 聰明な | そうめいな | sōmei na |
Hypothetical (仮定形) | 聰明なら | そうめいなら | sōmei nara |
Imperative (命令形) | 聰明であれ | そうめいであれ | sōmei de are |
Key constructions | |||
Informal negative | 聰明ではない 聰明じゃない |
そうめいではない そうめいじゃない |
sōmei de wa nai sōmei ja nai |
Informal past | 聰明だった | そうめいだった | sōmei datta |
Informal negative past | 聰明ではなかった 聰明じゃなかった |
そうめいではなかった そうめいじゃなかった |
sōmei de wa nakatta sōmei ja nakatta |
Formal | 聰明です | そうめいです | sōmei desu |
Formal negative | 聰明ではありません 聰明じゃありません |
そうめいではありません そうめいじゃありません |
sōmei de wa arimasen sōmei ja arimasen |
Formal past | 聰明でした | そうめいでした | sōmei deshita |
Formal negative past | 聰明ではありませんでした 聰明じゃありませんでした |
そうめいではありませんでした そうめいじゃありませんでした |
sōmei de wa arimasen deshita sōmei ja arimasen deshita |
Conjunctive | 聰明で | そうめいで | sōmei de |
Conditional | 聰明なら(ば) | そうめいなら(ば) | sōmei nara (ba) |
Provisional | 聰明だったら | そうめいだったら | sōmei dattara |
Volitional | 聰明だろう | そうめいだろう | sōmei darō |
Adverbial | 聰明に | そうめいに | sōmei ni |
Degree | 聰明さ | そうめいさ | sōmeisa |
Noun
Proper noun
- a male given name
Etymology 2
Proper noun
- a male given name
Korean
Hanja in this term | |
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聰 | 明 |
Noun
聰明 • (chongmyeong) (hangeul 총명)
- Hanja form? of 총명 (“intelligence”).
Vietnamese
chữ Hán Nôm in this term | |
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聰 | 明 |
Adjective
聰明
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