Hanukkah (Chanukah), 8 day Jewish holiday starting on the 25th day of Kislev (can occur from late Nov up to late Dec on Gregorian calendar); also called 哈努卡節|哈努卡节 and simply 哈努卡
光明磊落光明磊落guang1 ming2 lei3 luo4
open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
光明日报光明日報guang1 ming2 ri4 bao4
Guangming Daily, a Beijing newspaper
光明新区光明新區guang1 ming2 xin1 qu1
New Guangming district of Shenzhen City 深圳市, Guangdong
光明星光明星guang1 ming2 xing1
bright star; name of North Korean space satellite
光明正大光明正大guang1 ming2 zheng4 da4
(of a person) honorable; not devious; (of a behavior) fair and aboveboard; without tricks; openly; (of a situation) out in the open
郭敬明郭敬明guo1 jing4 ming2
Guo Jingming (1983-), Chinese young-adult fiction writer and teen pop idol
海明威海明威hai3 ming2 wei1
Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
汉明帝漢明帝han4 ming2 di4
Emperor Ming of Han (28-75), Western Han Dynasty Emperor 58-75
皓齿明眸皓齒明眸hao4 chi3 ming2 mou2
white teeth and bright eyes (idiom); lovely young woman
黑泽明黑澤明hei1 ze2 ming2
Kurosawa Akira (1910-1998) Japanese movie director
后见之明後見之明hou4 jian4 zhi1 ming2
hindsight
胡志明胡志明hu2 zhi4 ming2
Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader; see also 胡志明市
胡志明市胡志明市hu2 zhi4 ming2 shi4
Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
怀俄明懷俄明huai2 e2 ming2
Wyoming, US state
怀俄明州懷俄明州huai2 e2 ming2 zhou1
Wyoming, US state
皇冠上的明珠皇冠上的明珠huang2 guan1 shang4 de5 ming2 zhu1
the brightest jewel in the crown
坚明堅明jian1 ming2
to consolidate and clarify
简单明了簡單明瞭jian3 dan1 ming2 liao3
clear and simple; in simple terms
简明簡明jian3 ming2
simple and clear; concise
简明扼要簡明扼要jian3 ming2 e4 yao4
brief and to the point (idiom); succinct
讲明講明jiang3 ming2
to explain
金明金明jin1 ming2
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
金明区金明區jin1 ming2 qu1
Jinming district of Kaifeng city 開封市|开封市, Henan
精明精明jing1 ming2
astute; shrewd
晶明晶明jing1 ming2
bright; shiny
精明能干精明能幹jing1 ming2 neng2 gan4
able and efficient
精明强干精明強幹jing1 ming2 qiang2 gan4
intelligent and capable (idiom)
精神文明精神文明jing1 shen2 wen2 ming2
spiritual culture
泾渭分明涇渭分明jing1 wei4 fen1 ming2
as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom); to be entirely different
敬若神明敬若神明jing4 ruo4 shen2 ming2
to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)
具体说明具體說明ju4 ti3 shuo1 ming2
explicit explanation; to specify
绝顶聪明絕頂聰明jue2 ding3 cong1 ming5
extremely bright (idiom)
决明決明jue2 ming2
(botany) cassia
决明子決明子jue2 ming2 zi3
(botany) cassia seed
开明開明kai1 ming2
enlightened; open-minded; enlightenment
开明君主開明君主kai1 ming2 jun1 zhu3
enlightened sovereign
开宗明义開宗明義kai1 zong1 ming2 yi4
to declare at the outset (idiom)
孔明孔明kong3 ming2
courtesy name of Zhuge Liang 諸葛亮|诸葛亮
孔明灯孔明燈kong3 ming2 deng1
sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
昆明昆明kun1 ming2
Kunming prefecture level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
昆明湖昆明湖kun1 ming2 hu2
Kunming Lake
昆明市昆明市kun1 ming2 shi4
Kunming, prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
来历不明來歷不明lai2 li4 bu4 ming2
of unknown origin
来路不明來路不明lai2 lu4 bu4 ming2
unidentified origin; no-one knows where it comes from; of dubious background
黎明黎明li2 ming2
dawn; daybreak
黎明前的黑暗黎明前的黑暗li2 ming2 qian2 de5 hei1 an4
darkness comes before dawn; things can only get better (idiom)
黎明时分黎明時分li2 ming2 shi2 fen1
daybreak; at the crack of dawn
李明博李明博li3 ming2 bo2
Lee Myung-bak (1941-), South Korean businessman, one-time chairman of Hyundai, president of South Korea 2008-2013
联合声明聯合聲明lian2 he2 sheng1 ming2
joint declaration
两河文明兩河文明liang3 he2 wen2 ming2
Mesopotamian civilization
列明列明lie4 ming2
to list; to specify
另请高明另請高明ling4 qing3 gao1 ming2
please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
流明流明liu2 ming2
lumen (unit of light flux)
柳暗花明柳暗花明liu3 an4 hua1 ming2
lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one's darkest hour, a glimmer of hope; light at the end of the tunnel
轮廓鲜明輪廓鮮明lun2 kuo4 xian1 ming2
sharp image; clear-cut; in bold outline; in sharp relief
免责声明免責聲明mian3 ze2 sheng1 ming2
disclaimer
明摆着明擺著ming2 bai3 zhe5
evident; clear; undoubted
明白明白ming2 bai5
clear; obvious; unequivocal; to understand; to realize
明报明報ming2 bao4
Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)
明辨明辨ming2 bian4
to discern; to distinguish clearly
明辨是非明辨是非ming2 bian4 shi4 fei1
to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
明察明察ming2 cha2
to note clearly; to perceive
明查暗访明查暗訪ming2 cha2 an4 fang3
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
明察暗访明察暗訪ming2 cha2 an4 fang3
open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides
明察秋毫明察秋毫ming2 cha2 qiu1 hao2
lit. seeing clearly the downy feather of autumn (idiom, from Mencius); fig. sensitive to the finest detail; to distinguish right and wrong with acuity; omniscient
明朝明朝ming2 chao2
Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)
明朝体明朝體ming2 chao2 ti3
Mincho font
明澈明澈ming2 che4
clear; limpid
明成祖明成祖ming2 cheng2 zu3
Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂|永乐
明初明初ming2 chu1
the early Ming (i.e. from second half of 14th century)
明处明處ming2 chu4
clear place; out in the open
明窗净几明窗淨几ming2 chuang1 jing4 ji1
lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean (room)
明达明達ming2 da2
reasonable; of good judgment
明达事理明達事理ming2 da2 shi4 li3
reasonable; sensible
明代明代ming2 dai4
the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
明德明德ming2 de2
highest virtue; illustrious virtue
明德学院明德學院ming2 de2 xue2 yuan4
Middlebury College, private liberal arts college in Middlebury, Vermont
明德镇明德鎮ming2 de2 zhen4
Middlebury (name of town in Vermont)
明订明訂ming2 ding4
to stipulate; to state expressly; to explicitly provide for
明儿明兒ming2 er5
(coll.) tomorrow; one of these days; some day
明儿个明兒個ming2 er5 ge5
(coll.) tomorrow
明矾明礬ming2 fan2
alum
明岗暗哨明崗暗哨ming2 gang3 an4 shao4
both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom)
明古鲁明古魯ming2 gu3 lu3
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
明古鲁市明古魯市ming2 gu3 lu3 shi4
Bengkulu (Indonesian town on the south coast of Sumatra)
明光明光ming2 guang1
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
明光度明光度ming2 guang1 du4
luminosity
明光蓝明光藍ming2 guang1 lan2
lavender blue
明光市明光市ming2 guang1 shi4
Mingguang county level city in Chuzhou 滁州, Anhui
明和明和ming2 he2
Minghe, rail station in South Taiwan; Meiwa (Japanese reign name 1764-1772); Meiwa (common name for Japanese companies or schools)
明晃晃明晃晃ming2 huang3 huang3
shining; bright
明慧明慧ming2 hui4
intelligent; brilliant
明火明火ming2 huo3
flame; open fire
明胶明膠ming2 jiao1
gelatin
明皎明皎ming2 jiao3
clear and bright
明教明教ming2 jiao4
Manicheism; same as 摩尼教
明镜明鏡ming2 jing4
mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as a lake -- or sth that provides clarity and insight)
明净明淨ming2 jing4
bright and clean; luminous
明镜明鏡ming2 jing4
Der Spiegel
明镜高悬明鏡高懸ming2 jing4 gao1 xuan2
perspicacious and impartial in judgment (idiom)
明朗明朗ming2 lang3
bright; clear; obvious; forthright; open-minded; bright and cheerful
明理明理ming2 li3
sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning
明丽明麗ming2 li4
bright and beautiful; (of a landscape) gorgeous; (of a color) vibrant
明亮明亮ming2 liang4
bright; shining; glittering; to become clear
明了明瞭ming2 liao3
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear
明了明了ming2 liao3
to understand clearly; to be clear about; plain; clear; also written 明瞭|明了
明令明令ming2 ling4
to decree
明码明碼ming2 ma3
non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc); plaintext (cryptography); (of prices) clearly marked
明媒正娶明媒正娶ming2 mei2 zheng4 qu3
to be officially wed
明媚明媚ming2 mei4
bright and beautiful
明灭明滅ming2 mie4
to flicker; to flash on and off; to brighten and fade
明明明明ming2 ming2
obviously; plainly; undoubtedly; definitely
明末明末ming2 mo4
late Ming; first half of the 17th century
明末清初明末清初ming2 mo4 qing1 chu1
late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century
明眸皓齿明眸皓齒ming2 mou2 hao4 chi3
to have bright eyes and white teeth
明目张胆明目張膽ming2 mu4 zhang1 dan3
openly and without fear; brazenly
明尼阿波利斯明尼阿波利斯ming2 ni2 a1 bo1 li4 si1
Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明清明清ming2 qing1
the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties
明确明確ming2 que4
clear-cut; definite; explicit; to clarify; to specify; to make definite
明仁明仁ming2 ren2
Akihito, Emperor of Japan (reigned from 1989 under the reign name Heisei 平成)
明人不做暗事明人不做暗事ming2 ren2 bu4 zuo4 an4 shi4
The honest person does nothing underhand (idiom).; fig. Do what you want to do openly and without dissimulation.
明仁宗明仁宗ming2 ren2 zong1
Ming Renzong, Temple name of fourth Ming emperor Zhu Gaochi 朱高熾|朱高炽
明日明日ming2 ri4
tomorrow
明日黄花明日黃花ming2 ri4 huang2 hua1
lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom); fig. outdated; thing of the past; dead letter
明山明山ming2 shan1
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
明山区明山區ming2 shan1 qu1
Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning
明实录明實錄ming2 shi2 lu4
annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝 (1368-1644)
明十三陵明十三陵ming2 shi2 san1 ling2
the Ming tombs (mausoleum park of the Ming emperors in Changping district of Beijing)
明史明史ming2 shi3
History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉|张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls
明示明示ming2 shi4
to state explicitly; to clearly indicate
明手明手ming2 shou3
dummy (in bridge)
明水明水ming2 shui3
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
明水县明水縣ming2 shui3 xian4
Mingshui county in Suihua 綏化|绥化, Heilongjiang
明斯克明斯克ming2 si1 ke4
Minsk, capital of Belarus
明邃明邃ming2 sui4
glistening and piercing
明太祖明太祖ming2 tai4 zu3
Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武
明体明體ming2 ti3
Mincho; Song font
明天明天ming2 tian1
tomorrow
明天见明天見ming2 tian1 jian4
see you tomorrow
明天启明天啟ming2 tian1 qi3
Tianqi Emperor, reign name of fifteenth Ming emperor Zhu Youxiao 朱由校 (1605-1627), reigned 1620-1627, Temple name 明熹宗
明文明文ming2 wen2
to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
明文规定明文規定ming2 wen2 gui1 ding4
expressly stipulated (in writing)
明武宗明武宗ming2 wu3 zong1
Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德
明晰明晰ming2 xi1
clear; well-defined; limpid
明溪明溪ming2 xi1
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian
明溪县明溪縣ming2 xi1 xian4
Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian
明熹宗明熹宗ming2 xi1 zong1
Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天啟|明天启
明细明細ming2 xi4
clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:)
明细表明細表ming2 xi4 biao3
schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list
明虾明蝦ming2 xia1
prawn
明显明顯ming2 xian3
clear; distinct; obvious
明孝陵明孝陵ming2 xiao4 ling2
Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Heritage site
lit. repair the plank road by day while secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河 at Chencang (idiom, refers to a stratagem used by Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 in 206 BC against Xiang Yu 項羽|项羽 of Chu); fig. to feign one thing while doing another; to cheat under cover of a di
明宣宗明宣宗ming2 xuan1 zong1
Temple name of fifth Ming emperor Xuande 宣德
明言明言ming2 yan2
to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced
明眼人明眼人ming2 yan3 ren2
perspicacious person; sb with a discerning eye; sighted person (as opposed to blind)
明喻明喻ming2 yu4
simile
明月明月ming2 yue4
bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark
明月清风明月清風ming2 yue4 qing1 feng1
see 清風明月|清风明月
明早明早ming2 zao3
tomorrow morning; tomorrow
明杖明杖ming2 zhang4
white cane (used by the blind)
明朝明朝ming2 zhao1
tomorrow morning; the following morning
明哲保身明哲保身ming2 zhe2 bao3 shen1
a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom); to put one's own safety before matters of principle
even with your own brother, keep clear accounts (idiom)
清风明月清風明月qing1 feng1 ming2 yue4
lit. cool breeze and bright moon (idiom); fig. peaceful and clear night; (allusively) living a solitary and quiet life
清明清明qing1 ming2
Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气 5th-19th April; Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day (in early April)
清明清明qing1 ming2
clear and bright; sober and calm; (of a government or administration) well ordered
清明节清明節qing1 ming2 jie2
Qingming or Pure Brightness Festival or Tomb Sweeping Day, celebration for the dead (in early April)
清正廉明清正廉明qing1 zheng4 lian2 ming2
upright and honest
去向不明去向不明qu4 xiang4 bu4 ming2
missing; lost
权利声明權利聲明quan2 li4 sheng1 ming2
copyright statement
认明認明ren4 ming2
to identify; to authenticate
三明三明san1 ming2
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
三明市三明市san1 ming2 shi4
Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
三明治三明治san1 ming2 zhi4
sandwich (loanword)
山明水秀山明水秀shan1 ming2 shui3 xiu4
lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom); fig. enchanting scenery
砷凡纳明砷凡納明shen1 fan2 na4 ming2
arsphenamine
身份证明身份證明shen1 fen4 zheng4 ming2
ID card; proof of identity
申明申明shen1 ming2
to declare; to aver; to state formally
深明大义深明大義shen1 ming2 da4 yi4
to have a high notion of one's duty; to be highly principled
神明神明shen2 ming2
deities; gods
胂凡纳明胂凡納明shen4 fan2 na4 ming2
arsphenamine
声明聲明sheng1 ming2
to state; to declare; statement; declaration
声明书聲明書sheng1 ming2 shu1
statement
圣多明哥聖多明哥sheng4 duo1 ming2 ge1
Santo Domingo, capital of Dominican Republic (Tw)
圣多明各聖多明各sheng4 duo1 ming2 ge4
San Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
圣佛明节聖佛明節sheng4 fo2 ming2 jie2
Fiesta de Saint Fermin, festival held annually in Pamplona, Spain
圣明聖明sheng4 ming2
enlightened sage; brilliant master (flattering words applied to ruler)
失明失明shi1 ming2
to lose one's eyesight; to become blind; blindness
施明德施明德shi1 ming2 de2
Shih Ming-te (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨|民进党, since 2006 leader of protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁|陈水扁
史思明史思明shi3 si1 ming2
Shi Siming (703-761), non-Han military man and colleague of An Lushan 安祿山|安禄山, eventually conspirator with him in the 755-763 An-Shi Rebellion 安史之亂|安史之乱 against the Tang dynasty
是非分明是非分明shi4 fei1 fen1 ming2
to distinguish right from wrong (idiom)
事后聪明事後聰明shi4 hou4 cong1 ming5
wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
耍小聪明耍小聰明shua3 xiao3 cong1 ming5
to get smart; to resort to petty tricks
说明說明shuo1 ming2
to explain; to illustrate; to indicate; to show; to prove; explanation; directions; caption
说明会說明會shuo1 ming2 hui4
information meeting
说明书說明書shuo1 ming2 shu1
(technical) manual; (book of) directions; synopsis (of a play or film); specification (patent)
思明思明si1 ming2
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian
思明区思明區si1 ming2 qu1
Siming district of Xiamen city 廈門市|厦门市 (Amoy), Fujian
死因不明死因不明si3 yin1 bu4 ming2
unknown cause of death
四大发明四大發明si4 da4 fa1 ming2
the four great Chinese inventions: paper, printing, magnetic compass and gunpowder
松明松明song1 ming2
pine torch
嵩明嵩明song1 ming2
Songming county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
嵩明县嵩明縣song1 ming2 xian4
Songming county in Kunming 昆明, Yunnan
探明探明tan4 ming2
to ascertain; to verify
唐明皇唐明皇tang2 ming2 huang2
Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗, reigned 712-756
陶渊明陶淵明tao2 yuan1 ming2
Tao Yuanming (c. 365-427), Jin dynasty writer and poet
Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956
微明微明wei1 ming2
twilight
文明文明wen2 ming2
civilized; civilization; culture
文明病文明病wen2 ming2 bing4
lifestyle diseases
文明化文明化wen2 ming2 hua4
civilize
文明小史文明小史wen2 ming2 xiao3 shi3
Short History of Civilization, late Qing novel by Li Boyuan 李伯元 or Li Baojia 李寶嘉|李宝嘉 describing the turmoil after the 1900 Eight-Nation Alliance 八國聯軍|八国联军
文征明文徵明wen2 zheng1 ming2
Wen Zhengming (1470-1559), Ming painter, one of Four great southern talents of the Ming 江南四大才子
material and spiritual culture; matter and mind; material progress, ideology and culture (philosophic slogan, adopted into Deng Xiaoping theory from 1978)
细明体細明體xi4 ming2 ti3
Mincho narrow font
下落不明下落不明xia4 luo4 bu4 ming2
unaccounted; unknown whereabouts
先见之明先見之明xian1 jian4 zhi1 ming2
foresight
鲜明鮮明xian1 ming2
bright; clear-cut; distinct
鲜明个性鮮明個性xian1 ming2 ge4 xing4
individuality; clear-cut personality
贤明賢明xian2 ming2
wise and capable; sagacious
显明顯明xian3 ming2
to reveal, make known
小聪明小聰明xiao3 cong1 ming5
clever-clever; clever in trivial matters; sharp but petty-minded
亵渎神明褻瀆神明xie4 du2 shen2 ming2
to blaspheme; to commit sacrilege
心知肚明心知肚明xin1 zhi1 du4 ming2
to be well aware
需要是发明之母需要是發明之母xu1 yao4 shi4 fa1 ming2 zhi1 mu3
Necessity is the mother of invention (European proverb).
叙明敘明xu4 ming2
detailed accounting
蓄须明志蓄鬚明志xu4 xu1 ming2 zhi4
to grow a beard as a symbol of one's determination (as Mei Lanfang 梅蘭芳|梅兰芳 growing a beard and refusing to perform for the Japanese)
宣誓供词证明宣誓供詞證明xuan1 shi4 gong4 ci2 zheng4 ming2
affidavit; deposition (law)
言明言明yan2 ming2
to state clearly
严明嚴明yan2 ming2
strict and impartial; firm
眼明手快眼明手快yan3 ming2 shou3 kuai4
sharp-sighted and deft
验明驗明yan4 ming2
to ascertain; to identify; to verify (sb's identity etc)
验明正身驗明正身yan4 ming2 zheng4 shen1
to identify; to verify sb's identity; identification
阳光明媚陽光明媚yang2 guang1 ming2 mei4
the sun shines brightly (idiom)
阳明陽明yang2 ming2
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
阳明区陽明區yang2 ming2 qu1
Yangming district of Mudanjiang city 牡丹江市, Heilongjiang
阳明山陽明山yang2 ming2 shan1
Mt Yangming in Hunan; Mt Yangming in north Taiwan, near Taibei
姚明姚明yao2 ming2
Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
以死明志以死明志yi3 si3 ming2 zhi4
to demonstrate one's sincerity by dying
以资证明以資證明yi3 zi1 zheng4 ming2
in support or witness hereof (idiom)
英明英明ying1 ming2
wise; brilliant
英明果断英明果斷ying1 ming2 guo3 duan4
wise and resolute
幽明幽明you1 ming2
the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
喻世明言喻世明言yu4 shi4 ming2 yan2
another name for 古今小說|古今小说, Stories Old and New by Feng Menglong 馮夢龍|冯梦龙
圆明园圓明園yuan2 ming2 yuan2
Yuanmingyuan, the Old Summer Palace, destroyed by the British and French army in 1860
元末明初元末明初yuan2 mo4 ming2 chu1
late Yuan and early Ming; mid 14th century
载明載明zai3 ming2
to state explicitly in writing; to specify; to stipulate
彰明彰明zhang1 ming2
to show clearly; to make public; obvious
彰明较著彰明較著zhang1 ming2 jiao4 zhu4
obvious; clear for all to see
掌上明珠掌上明珠zhang3 shang4 ming2 zhu1
lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom); fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
招股说明书招股說明書zhao1 gu3 shuo1 ming2 shu1
prospectus
照明照明zhao4 ming2
lighting; illumination
照明弹照明彈zhao4 ming2 dan4
flare; star shell
正大光明正大光明zheng4 da4 guang1 ming2
just and honorable
证明證明zheng4 ming2
proof; certificate; identification; testimonial; to prove; to testify; to confirm the truth of
证明力證明力zheng4 ming2 li4
probative value; strength of evidence in legal proof; relevance