朱明

Chinese

		surname; vermilion	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (朱明)		朱	明

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhūmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhūmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhumíng
    • Wade–Giles: chu¹-ming²
    • Yale: jū-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juming
    • Palladius: чжумин (čžumin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

朱明

1. (literary) summer

   • 春為青陽，夏為朱明，秋為白藏，冬為玄英。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     春为青阳，夏为朱明，秋为白藏，冬为玄英。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Erya, 5^th – 2^nd century BCE

     Chūn wéi qīngyáng, xià wéi zhūmíng, qiū wéi báicáng, dōng wéi xuányīng. [Pinyin]

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   • 朱明盛長，旉與萬物，桐生茂豫，靡有所詘。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     朱明盛长，旉与万物，桐生茂豫，靡有所诎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Book of Han, circa 1^st century CE

     Zhūmíng shèng cháng, fū yǔ wànwù, tóng shēng màoyù, mǐ yǒu suǒ qū. [Pinyin]

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2. (literary) sun

   • 朱明承夜兮，時不可以淹。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     朱明承夜兮，时不可以淹。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE

     Zhūmíng chéng yè xī, shí bù kěyǐ yān. [Pinyin]

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Etymology 2

So named because the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty was surnamed 朱 (Zhū).

Proper noun

朱明

1. (history) Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE)

Synonyms

• 明朝 (Míngcháo)