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明白

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More information clear; bright; to understandclear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty, white; empty; blankwhite; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous ...
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
white; empty; blank
white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
 
simp. and trad.
(明白)		 明 白
Literally: “clear and clean”.
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Pronunciation

More information Rime, Character ...
Rime
Character 明 白
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 並 (3)
Final (韻) 庚 (111) 陌 (113)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Checked (Ø)
Openness (開合) Open Open
Division (等) III II
Fanqie 武兵切 傍陌切
Baxter mjaeng baek
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang		 /mˠiæŋ/ /bˠæk̚/
Pan
Wuyun		 /mᵚiaŋ/ /bᵚak̚/
Shao
Rongfen		 /miaŋ/ /bak̚/
Edwin
Pulleyblank		 /miajŋ/ /baɨjk̚/
Li
Rong		 /miɐŋ/ /bɐk̚/
Wang
Li		 /mĭɐŋ/ /bɐk̚/
Bernhard
Karlgren		 /mi̯ɐŋ/ /bʱɐk̚/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex		 míng bó
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex		 ming4 bak6
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More information Character, Reading # ...
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 明 白
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)		 míng bái
Middle
Chinese		 ‹ mjæng › ‹ bæk ›
Old
Chinese		 /*mraŋ/ /*bˁrak/
English bright white

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "[]" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. *[t] as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
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More information Zhengzhang system (2003), Character ...
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 明 白
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 9188 207
Phonetic
component		 明 白
Rime
group		 陽 鐸
Rime
subdivision		 0 0
Corresponding
MC rime		 明 白
Old
Chinese		 /*mraŋ/ /*braːɡ/
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Verb

明白

  1. to understand; to know
    等你長大就明白了。 [MSC, trad.]
    等你长大就明白了。 [MSC, simp.]
    Děng nǐ zhǎngdà jiù míngbai le. [Pinyin]
    You'll understand when you grow up.
    我講的話你明白了嗎？ [MSC, trad.]
    我讲的话你明白了吗？ [MSC, simp.]
    Wǒ jiǎng de huà nǐ míngbai le ma? [Pinyin]
    Do you understand what I said?
    你在想什麼，我心裡全明白。 [MSC, trad.]
    你在想什么，我心里全明白。 [MSC, simp.]
    Nǐ zài xiǎng shénme, wǒ xīnli quán míngbai. [Pinyin]
    I know for sure what you are thinking.

Usage notes

When used as a verb, 明白 (míngbai) conveys an understanding of a meaning or a situation. To express an ability to understand a language, see 會說／会说 (huìshuō, “to be able to speak”), 聽懂／听懂 (tīngdǒng, “to understand by listening”) or 看懂 (kàndǒng, “to understand when reading”).

Synonyms

Adjective

明白

  1. clear; obvious; evident
  2. open; explicit; frank
  3. sensible; reasonable

Synonyms

  • (clear):
  • (explicit):

See also

  • (not to be confused with) 明日 (míngrì)

Derived terms

Descendants

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