幽明 yōu míng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jau1 ming4
- the hidden and the visible; that which can be seen and that which cannot; darkness and light; night and day; wisdom and ignorance; evil and good; the living and the dead; men and ghosts
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幽
- 幽默 yōu mò ㄧㄡ ㄇㄛˋ jau1 mak6 (loanword) humor
- 清幽 qīng yōu ㄑㄧㄥ ㄧㄡ cing1 jau1 (of a location) quiet and secluded
- 幽僻 yōu pì ㄧㄡ ㄆㄧˋ jau1 pik1 secluded
- 幽冥 yōu míng ㄧㄡ ㄇㄧㄥˊ jau1 ming5 dark
- 幽囹 yōu líng ㄧㄡ ㄌㄧㄥˊ jau1 ling4 to keep in confinement
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- 幽寂 yōu jì ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧˋ jau1 zik6 (of a place) isolated and quiet
- 幽州 Yōu zhōu ㄧㄡ ㄓㄡ jau1 zau1 Youzhou, ancient province in north Hebei and Liaoning
- 幽幽 yōu yōu ㄧㄡ ㄧㄡ jau1 jau1 faint
- 幽径 幽徑 yōu jìng ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄥˋ jau1 ging3 secluded path
- 幽微 yōu wēi ㄧㄡ ㄨㄟ jau1 mei4 faint
- 幽怨 yōu yuàn ㄧㄡ ㄩㄢˋ jau1 jyun3 hidden bitterness; secret grudge
- 幽暗 yōu àn ㄧㄡ ㄢˋ jau1 am3 gloom
- 幽会 幽會 yōu huì ㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄟˋ jau1 wui6 (usually of lovers) to rendezvous in secret
- 幽浮 yōu fú ㄧㄡ ㄈㄨˊ jau1 fau4 UFO (loanword)
- 幽深 yōu shēn ㄧㄡ ㄕㄣ jau1 sam1 serene and hidden in depth or distance
- 幽禁 yōu jìn ㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣˋ jau1 gam3 to place under house arrest; to imprison
- 幽绿 幽綠 yōu lǜ ㄧㄡ ㄌㄩˋ jau1 luk6 moss green
- 幽美 yōu měi ㄧㄡ ㄇㄟˇ jau1 mei5 (of a location) beautiful and tranquil
- 幽谷 yōu gǔ ㄧㄡ ㄍㄨˇ jau1 guk1 deep valley
- 幽邃 yōu suì ㄧㄡ ㄙㄨㄟˋ jau1 seoi6 profound and unfathomable
明
- 光明 guāng míng ㄍㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwong1 ming4 light
- 分明 fēn míng ㄈㄣ ㄇㄧㄥˊ fan1 ming4 clear
- 失明 shī míng ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sat1 ming4 to lose one's eyesight
- 文明 wén míng ㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ man4 ming4 civilized
- 明亮 míng liàng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ ming4 loeng6 bright
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- 明天 míng tiān ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄧㄢ ming4 tin1 tomorrow
- 明媚 míng mèi ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄟˋ ming4 mei4 bright and beautiful
- 明年 míng nián ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ming4 nin4 next year
- 明日 míng rì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄖˋ ming4 jat6 tomorrow
- 明明 míng míng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ming4 ming4 obviously
- 明星 míng xīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄥ ming4 sing1 star; celebrity
- 明智 míng zhì ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ ming4 zi3 sensible
- 明朗 míng lǎng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄤˇ ming4 long5 bright
- 明理 míng lǐ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˇ ming4 lei5 sensible
- 明白 míng bai ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄅㄞ ming4 baak6 clear; obvious; unequivocal
- 明确 明確 míng què ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄩㄝˋ ming4 kok3 clear-cut; definite; explicit
- 明显 明顯 míng xiǎn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄢˇ ming4 hin2 clear
- 查明 chá míng ㄔㄚˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ caa4 ming4 to investigate and find out
- 清明 qīng míng ㄑㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ cing1 ming4 clear and bright
- 照明 zhào míng ㄓㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ziu3 ming4 lighting
Idioms with these characters
- 冰雪聪明 冰雪聰明 bīng xuě cōng ming ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ bing1 syut3 cung1 ming4 (idiom) exceptionally intelligent
- 不明不白 bù míng bù bái ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄅㄞˊ bat1 ming4 bat1 baak6 (idiom) obscure; dubious; shady
- 不明事理 bù míng shì lǐ ㄅㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄧˇ bat1 ming4 si6 lei5 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
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- 不言自明 bù yán zì míng ㄅㄨˋ ㄧㄢˊ ㄗˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bat1 jin4 zi6 ming4 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
- 长夜难明 長夜難明 cháng yè nán míng ㄔㄤˊ ㄧㄝˋ ㄋㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ coeng4 je6 naan4 ming4 lit. many nights under a harsh moon
- 窗明几净 窗明几淨 chuāng míng jī jìng ㄔㄨㄤ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧ ㄐㄧㄥˋ coeng1 ming4 gei1 zing6 lit. clear window and clean table (idiom)
- 词约指明 詞約指明 cí yuē zhǐ míng ㄘˊ ㄩㄝ ㄓˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ci4 joek3 zi2 ming4 concise but unambiguous (idiom)
- 聪明伶俐 聰明伶俐 cōng ming líng lì ㄘㄨㄥ ˙ㄇㄧㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄌㄧˋ cung1 ming4 ling4 lei6 (idiom) bright; clever; quick-witted
- 淡泊明志 dàn bó míng zhì ㄉㄢˋ ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ daam6 bok6 ming4 zi3 living a simple life as one's ideal (idiom)
- 耳聪目明 耳聰目明 ěr cōng mù míng ㄦˇ ㄘㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 cung1 muk6 ming4 sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)