證明

See also: 证明 and 証明

Chinese

		certificate; proof; to prove certificate; proof; to prove; to demonstrate; to confirm	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (證明)		證	明
simp. (证明)		证	明
alternative forms		証明
anagram		明證／明证

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhèngmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zing³ ming⁴
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chṳn-mìn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chèng-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhèngmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhèngmíng
    • Wade–Giles: chêng⁴-ming²
    • Yale: jèng-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jenqming
    • Palladius: чжэнмин (čžɛnmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zing³ ming⁴
    • Yale: jing mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzing³ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jing³ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²¹/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chṳn-mìn
    • Hakka Romanization System: ziin minˇ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: zin⁴ min²
    • Sinological IPA: /t͡sɨn⁵⁵ min¹¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chèng-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: tsìng-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zeangbeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /t͡siɪŋ¹¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡siɪŋ²¹⁻⁴¹ biɪŋ²³/

Noun

(deprecated template usage) 證明

1. (countable, uncountable) proof; evidence (Classifier: 份 m; 個／个 m)
2. (countable) certificate; testimonial; reference (Classifier: 份 m; 個／个 m)

Usage notes

Unlike the English nouns proof and evidence which are usually uncountable, the Chinese nouns 證據／证据 (zhèngjù) and 證明／证明 (zhèngmíng) can be counted.

Synonyms

• (proof):

(deprecated template usage)

• 佐證／佐证 (zuǒzhèng)
• 例證／例证 (lìzhèng)
• 信 (literary, or in compounds)
• 信據／信据 (xìnjù) (literary, reliable evidence)
• 力證／力证 (lìzhèng) (strong evidence)
• 印證／印证 (yìnzhèng)
• 實證／实证 (shízhèng) (concrete evidence)
• 干證 (Hokkien)
• 憑／凭 (píng) (literary, or in compounds)
• 憑信／凭信 (píngxìn)
• 憑據／凭据 (píngjù)
• 憑條／凭条 (Min Nan)
• 憑證／凭证 (píngzhèng)
• 據／据 (literary, or in compounds)
• 論證／论证 (lùnzhèng)
• 證／证 (zhèng)
• 證據／证据 (zhèngjù)
• 證見／证见 (Hokkien, literary)

 

• (certificate): 證書／证书 (zhèngshū)

Verb

證明

1. to prove; to demonstrate; to certify

   茲證明／兹证明  ―  zī zhèngmíng  ―  it is hereby certified

   臨床證明／临床证明  ―  línchuáng zhèngmíng  ―  clinically proven

Synonyms

(deprecated template usage)

• 交代 (jiāodài)
• 介紹／介绍 (jièshào) (a situation)
• 分解 (fēnjiě)
• 拆白 (Xiamen Hokkien, Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 拆破 (Zhangzhou Hokkien, Taiwanese Hokkien)
• 解說／解说 (jiěshuō)
• 解釋／解释 (jiěshì)
• 訓／训 (xùn) (literary, or in compounds, meanings of words)
• 說／说
• 說明／说明 (shuōmíng)
• 說解／说解 (shuōjiě) (literary)
• 講明／讲明 (jiǎngmíng)
• 講解／讲解 (jiǎngjiě)
• 開釋／开释 (kāishì) (literary)
• 闡明／阐明 (chǎnmíng)
• 闡發／阐发 (chǎnfā)
• 闡說／阐说 (chǎnshuō)
• 闡論／阐论 (chǎnlùn) (literary)
• 闡釋／阐释 (chǎnshì)
• 陳／陈 (chén) (literary, or in compounds)

 

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
證	明
しょう Hyōgaiji	めい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

1. proof; evidence; verification
2. (mathematics) proof

Derived terms

• 證明書

Verb

1. to prove; to confirm
2. (mathematics) to prove

Conjugation

Conjugation of "證明する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	證明し	しょうめいし	shōmei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	證明し	しょうめいし	shōmei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	證明する	しょうめいする	shōmei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	證明する	しょうめいする	shōmei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	證明すれ	しょうめいすれ	shōmei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	證明せよ¹ 證明しろ²	しょうめいせよ¹ しょうめいしろ²	shōmei seyo¹ shōmei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	證明される	しょうめいされる	shōmei sareru
Causative	證明させる 證明さす	しょうめいさせる しょうめいさす	shōmei saseru shōmei sasu
Potential	證明できる	しょうめいできる	shōmei dekiru
Volitional	證明しよう	しょうめいしよう	shōmei shiyō
Negative	證明しない	しょうめいしない	shōmei shinai
Negative continuative	證明せず	しょうめいせず	shōmei sezu
Formal	證明します	しょうめいします	shōmei shimasu
Perfective	證明した	しょうめいした	shōmei shita
Conjunctive	證明して	しょうめいして	shōmei shite
Hypothetical conditional	證明すれば	しょうめいすれば	shōmei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

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Korean

Hanja in this term
證	明

Noun

證明 • (jeungmyeong) (hangeul 증명)

1. Hanja form^? of 증명 (“proof”).

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Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
證	明

Verb

證明

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