闡明

See also: 阐明

Chinese

		to express; disclose; enlighten to express; disclose; enlighten; open	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (闡明)		闡	明
simp. (阐明)		阐	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chǎnmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zin² ming⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chhán-bêng / chhián-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chǎnmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄢˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chǎnmíng
    • Wade–Giles: chʻan³-ming²
    • Yale: chǎn-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chaanming
    • Palladius: чаньмин (čanʹmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰän²¹⁴⁻²¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zin² ming⁴
    • Yale: jín mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzin² ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: jin² ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siːn³⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhán-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: tshán-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: zhafnbeeng
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡sʰan⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
  • (Hokkien: General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chhián-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: tshián-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: chiefnbeeng
    • IPA (Taipei, Xiamen): /t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡sʰiɛn⁵³⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sʰiɛn⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ biɪŋ²³/

Verb

闡明

1. to clarify; to expound; to explain

   他們問她來訪的目的，她向他們闡明了來意。 [MSC, trad.]
   他们问她来访的目的，她向他们阐明了来意。 [MSC, simp.]

   Tāmen wèn tā láifǎng de mùdi, tā xiàng tāmen chǎnmíng le láiyì. [Pinyin]

   They asked her why she visited, and she explained why she came.

Synonyms

• 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)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
闡	明
せん Hyōgaiji	めい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• Homophone: 鮮明

Noun

闡(せん)明(めい) • (senmei) 

1. explanation

Verb

闡(せん)明(めい)する • (senmei suru) suru (stem 闡(せん)明(めい)し (senmei shi), past 闡(せん)明(めい)した (senmei shita))

1. explain

Conjugation

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

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

Korean

Hanja in this term
闡	明

Noun

闡明 • (cheonmyeong) (hangeul 천명)

1. Hanja form^? of 천명 (“explanation; clarification”).