名譽

See also: 名誉

Chinese

		name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place	reputation
trad. (名譽)		名	譽
simp. (名誉)		名	誉

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngyù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ jyu⁶
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): miàng-i
• Eastern Min (BUC): miàng-ê̤ṳ
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-ū / bêng-īr / bêng-ī / bêng-īⁿ

  (Teochew, Peng'im): mian⁵ e⁶

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngyù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngyù
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-yü⁴
    • Yale: míng-yù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingyuh
    • Palladius: минъюй (minʺjuj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ y⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ jyu⁶
    • Yale: mìhng yuh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ jy⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ yu⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ jyː²²/
    • Homophones:

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• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: miàng-i
    • Hakka Romanization System: miangˇ i
    • Hagfa Pinyim: miang² i⁴
    • Sinological IPA: /mi̯aŋ¹¹ i⁵⁵/
• Eastern Min
  • (Fuzhou)
    • Bàng-uâ-cê: miàng-ê̤ṳ
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miaŋ⁵³⁻²¹ ^(Ø-)ŋøy²⁴²/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ū
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-ū
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beng'u
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ u³³/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ u³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² u²²/
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-īr
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-īr
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɯ⁴¹/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ī
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-ī
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beng'i
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² i²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-īⁿ
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-īnn
    • Phofsit Daibuun: beng'vi
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ĩ²²/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mian⁵ e⁶
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: miâⁿ ṳ̆
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mĩã⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ɯ³⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: mjieng yoH

Rime
Character	名	譽
Reading #	1/1	2/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	以 (36)
Final (韻)	清 (121)	魚 (22)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Departing (H)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	III
Fanqie	武并切	羊洳切
Baxter	mjieng	yoH
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/miᴇŋ/	/jɨʌH/
Pan Wuyun	/miɛŋ/	/jiɔH/
Shao Rongfen	/miæŋ/	/iɔH/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/miajŋ/	/jɨə̆H/
Li Rong	/miɛŋ/	/iɔH/
Wang Li	/mĭɛŋ/	/jĭoH/
Bernard Karlgren	/mi̯ɛŋ/	/i̯woH/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	míng	yù
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ming4	jyu6

• Old Chinese

  (Baxter–Sagart): /*C.meŋ  m-q(r)a-s/

  (Zhengzhang): /*meŋ  las/

Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character	名	譽
Reading #	1/1	3/3
Modern Beijing (Pinyin)	míng	yù
Middle Chinese	‹ mjieng ›	‹ yoH ›
Old Chinese	/*C.meŋ/	/*m-q(r)a-s/
English	name	praise, renown
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.

Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character	名	譽
Reading #	1/1	2/2
No.	9178	15906
Phonetic component	名	舁
Rime group	耕	魚
Rime subdivision	0	0
Corresponding MC rime	名	豫
Old Chinese	/*meŋ/	/*las/

Noun

名譽

1. fame; reputation

   • 名譽不可虛假，反之身者也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     名誉不可虚假，反之身者也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Mozi, c. 4^th century BCE

     Míngyù bùkě xūjiǎ, fǎn zhī shēn zhě yě. [Pinyin]

     Reputation and praise cannot be had by empty pretense, but are the result of his “turning inward to improve himself.”

Synonyms

• 信譽／信誉 (xìnyù) (trustworthiness and reputation)
• 名望 (míngwàng)
• 名氣／名气 (míngqì)
• 名聲／名声 (míngshēng)
• 名色 (míngsè) (literary or Xiamen Hokkien)
• 名頭／名头 (mian⁵ tao⁵) (Teochew, Zhangzhou Hokkien)
• 威信 (wēixìn)
• 威望 (wēiwàng)
• 榮譽／荣誉 (róngyù) (honorable reputation)
• 權威／权威 (quánwēi)
• 牌匾 (páibiǎn) (figurative)
• 盛名 (shèngmíng)
• 美名 (měimíng) (good name)
• 美譽／美誉 (měiyù) (good name)
• 羽毛 (yǔmáo) (literary, figurative)
• 聲名／声名 (shēngmíng)
• 聲望／声望 (shēngwàng)
• 聲譽／声誉 (shēngyù)
• 英名 (yīngmíng) (illustrious name)
• 高名 (gāomíng) (literary)

 

Derived terms

• 名譽權／名誉权 (míngyùquán)

 

Adjective

名譽

1. honorable

   • 可你以為象這樣弄來的錢是名譽的麼？ [MSC, trad.]
     可你以为象这样弄来的钱是名誉的么？ [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1936, Cao Yu, 《日出》 [Sunrise]

     Kě nǐ yǐwèi xiàng zhèyàng nònglái de qián shì míngyù de me? [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

   • 你們正爲着全國的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正義呼聲，受了極名譽的傷，剛從那病院裏出來 [MSC, trad.]
     你们正为着全国的老百姓，喊出了嘹亮的正义呼声，受了极名誉的伤，刚从那病院里出来 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1947, 《慰勞歌》, in 國立中山大學學生工作委員會 (chief ed.), 《血債——「五·卅一」紀念手册》, page 87

     nǐmen zhèng wèizhuó quánguó de lǎobǎixìng, hǎnchū le liáoliàng de zhèngyì hūshēng, shòu le jí míngyù de shāng, gāng cóng nà bìngyuàn lǐ chūlái [Pinyin]

     (please add an English translation of this usage example)

2. (attributive) honorary (of chairperson, president, etc.); emeritus (of professor)

   名譽博士／名誉博士  ―  míngyù bóshì  ―  honorary doctor

Synonyms

• (honorable):

• 光彩 (guāngcǎi)
• 光榮／光荣 (guāngróng)
• 光耀 (guāngyào)
• 好聽／好听 (hǎotīng)
• 榮光／荣光 (róngguāng)
• 榮耀／荣耀 (róngyào)
• 風光／风光 (fēngguang) (figurative, colloquial)
• 體面／体面 (tǐmiàn)

 

Antonyms

• (antonym(s) of “honorable”):

• 不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)

 

Derived terms

• 不名譽／不名誉 (bùmíngyù)
• 名譽領事／名誉领事 (míngyù lǐngshì)
• 名譽領事館／名誉领事馆

 

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (名譽):

• → Japanese: 名(めい)誉(よ) (meiyo)
• → Korean: 명예(名譽) (myeong'ye)
• → Vietnamese: danh dự (名譽)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
名	譽
めい Grade: 1	よ Hyōgai
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 名譽 – see the following entry.

【名誉めいよ】 [adjective] famous [adjective] honorable [adjective] honorary [noun] fame [noun] honor, prestige [noun] being honorable

(This term, 名譽, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
名	譽

Noun

名譽 • (myeong'ye) (hangeul 명예)

1. hanja form^? of 명예 (“honor”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
名	譽

Noun

名譽

1. chữ Hán form of danh dự (“honor”).