明興

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	interest; flourish; it is the fashion to interest; flourish; it is the fashion to; to become popular
trad. (明興)		明	興
simp. (明兴)		明	兴

Etymology

Phono-semantic matching of German München (“Munich”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Míngxīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Míngxīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Míngsing
    • Wade–Giles: Ming²-hsing¹
    • Yale: Míng-syīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingshing
    • Palladius: Минсин (Minsin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ɕiŋ⁵⁵/

Proper noun

明興

1. (dated) Alternative term for 慕尼黑 (Mùníhēi, “Munich”).