明目

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	eye; item; section eye; item; section; list; catalogue; table of contents; (taxonomy) order; goal; name; title
simp. and trad. (明目)		明	目

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngmù

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ muk⁶
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): mêng⁵ mag⁸

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngmù
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄨˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngmù
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-mu⁴
    • Yale: míng-mù
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingmuh
    • Palladius: минму (minmu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ mu⁵¹/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ muk⁶
    • Yale: mìhng muhk
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ muk⁹
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ mug⁶
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ mʊk̚²/
    • Homophones:

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• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: mêng⁵ mag⁸
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mêng ma̍k
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ mak̚⁴/

Noun

明目

1. (archaic) clear eyes; clear eyesight

Derived terms

• 明目張膽／明目张胆 (míngmùzhāngdǎn)
• 明目達聰／明目达聪

 

Verb

明目

1. to improve eyesight