道明

Chinese

		direction; way; method direction; way; method; road; path; principle; truth; reason; skill; Tao (of Taoism); a measure word; to say; to speak; to talk	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (道明)		道	明
simp. #(道明)		道	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàomíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàomíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàomíng
    • Wade–Giles: tao⁴-ming²
    • Yale: dàu-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dawming
    • Palladius: даомин (daomin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/

Etymology 1

Adjective

道明

1. (literary, of a government or administration) well-ordered

Synonyms

• 清明 (qīngmíng)

Etymology 2

Proper noun

道明

1. An orthographic borrowing of the Japanese surname 道明, Dōmyō

Japanese

Kanji in this term
道	明
どう Grade: 2	みょう Grade: 2
goon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [do̞ːmʲo̞ː]

Proper noun

道(どう)明(みょう) • (Dōmyō) 

1. a surname
2. a male given name