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Chinese
1.1
Pronunciation
1.2
Adjective
1.2.1
Derived terms
Chinese
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illustrious; manifest
illustrious; manifest
simp.
and
trad.
(
昭昭
)
昭
昭
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
zhāozhāo
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
zhāozhāo
Zhuyin
:
ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
jhaojhao
Wade–Giles
:
chao
1
-chao
1
Yale
:
jāu-jāu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
jaujau
Palladius
:
чжаочжао
(čžaočžao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Adjective
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昭昭
(
literary
)
bright
;
brilliant
(
literary
)
understanding
;
enlightened
沌沌
兮
,
俗人
昭昭
,
我
獨
若
昏
。
[
Classical Chinese
,
trad.
]
沌沌
兮
,
俗人
昭昭
,
我
独
若
昏
。
[
Classical Chinese
,
simp.
]
From:
Tao Te Ching
, 4
th
century
BCE
Dùndùn xī, súrén
zhāozhāo
, wǒ dú ruò hūn.
[Pinyin]
I am in a state of chaos. Ordinary men look
bright and intelligent
, while I alone seem to be benighted.
(
literary
)
clear
;
obvious
;
notable
;
prominent
Derived terms
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以其昏昏,使人昭昭
(
yǐqíhūnhūn, shǐrénzhāozhāo
)
昭昭天命
(
zhāozhāo tiānmìng
)