聖明

Chinese

		holy; sacred; saint holy; sacred; saint; sage	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (聖明)		聖	明
simp. (圣明)		圣	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): shèngmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sing³ ming⁴
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sèng-bêng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: shèngmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: shèngmíng
    • Wade–Giles: shêng⁴-ming²
    • Yale: shèng-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shenqming
    • Palladius: шэнмин (šɛnmin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂɤŋ⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: sing³ ming⁴
    • Yale: sing mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sing³ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xing³ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪŋ³³ mɪŋ²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 姓名 聖明 / 圣明

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sèng-bêng
    • Tâi-lô: sìng-bîng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: seangbeeng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /siɪŋ²¹⁻⁵³ biɪŋ¹³/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /siɪŋ⁴¹⁻⁵⁵⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/

Noun

聖明

1. august wisdom (formerly used in adulation of the emperor)
2. enlightened sage
3. brilliant master (flattering words applied to a ruler)