明月 míng yuè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ming4 jyut6
- bright moon
- refers to 夜明珠 , a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark
- CL: 轮 輪 lún ㄌㄨㄣˊ
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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
月
- 月亮 yuè liang ㄩㄝˋ ˙ㄌㄧㄤ jyut6 loeng6 the moon
- 月份 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan6 month
- 月光 yuè guāng ㄩㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄤ jyut6 gwong1 moonlight
- 月分 yuè fèn ㄩㄝˋ ㄈㄣˋ jyut6 fan1 month
- 月初 yuè chū ㄩㄝˋ ㄔㄨ jyut6 co1 start of month
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- 月底 yuè dǐ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄧˇ jyut6 dai2 end of the month
- 月球 yuè qiú ㄩㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄡˊ jyut6 kau4 the moon
- 月票 yuè piào ㄩㄝˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ jyut6 piu3 monthly ticket
- 月台 月臺 yuè tái ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄞˊ jyut6 toi4 railway platform
- 月饼 月餅 yuè bǐng ㄩㄝˋ ㄅㄧㄥˇ jyut6 beng2 mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
- 正月 Zhēng yuè ㄓㄥ ㄩㄝˋ zing1 jyut6 first month of the lunar year
- 岁月 歲月 suì yuè ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄩㄝˋ seoi3 jyut6 years
- 腊月 臘月 Là yuè ㄌㄚˋ ㄩㄝˋ laap6 jyut6 twelfth lunar month
- 蜜月 mì yuè ㄇㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ mat6 jyut6 honeymoon
- 上个月 上個月 shàng gè yuè ㄕㄤˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ soeng6 go3 jyut6 last month
- 下个月 下個月 xià gè yuè ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄜˋ ㄩㄝˋ haa6 go3 jyut6 next month
- 日新月异 日新月異 rì xīn yuè yì ㄖˋ ㄒㄧㄣ ㄩㄝˋ ㄧˋ jat6 san1 jyut6 ji6 daily renewal, monthly change (idiom)
- 一月 Yī yuè ㄧ ㄩㄝˋ jat1 jyut6 January
- 七月 Qī yuè ㄑㄧ ㄩㄝˋ cat1 jyut6 July
- 三月 Sān yuè ㄙㄢ ㄩㄝˋ saam1 jyut6 March
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)
- 冰壶秋月 冰壺秋月 bīng hú qiū yuè ㄅㄧㄥ ㄏㄨˊ ㄑㄧㄡ ㄩㄝˋ bing1 wu2 cau1 jyut6 jade ice jug and autumn moon (idiom, from poem by Song writer Su Dongpo 苏东坡); fig. spotless white and pure
- 闭月羞花 閉月羞花 bì yuè xiū huā ㄅㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄏㄨㄚ bai3 jyut6 sau1 faa1 lit. hiding the moon, shaming the flowers (idiom)
- 长年累月 長年累月 cháng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄤˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ coeng4 nin4 leoi5 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
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- 成年累月 chéng nián lěi yuè ㄔㄥˊ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ sing4 nin4 leoi6 jyut6 year in, year out (idiom)
- 风花雪月 風花雪月 fēng huā xuě yuè ㄈㄥ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄒㄩㄝˇ ㄩㄝˋ fung1 faa1 syut3 jyut6 wind, flower, snow and moon, trite poetry subject (idiom); effete language without substance
- 光风霁月 光風霽月 guāng fēng jì yuè ㄍㄨㄤ ㄈㄥ ㄐㄧˋ ㄩㄝˋ gwong1 fung1 zai3 jyut6 lit. light breeze and clear moon (idiom)
- 烘云托月 烘雲托月 hōng yún tuō yuè ㄏㄨㄥ ㄩㄣˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄩㄝˋ hung1 wan4 tok3 jyut6 lit. to shade in the clouds to offset the moon (idiom); fig. a foil
- 花好月圆 花好月圓 huā hǎo yuè yuán ㄏㄨㄚ ㄏㄠˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄩㄢˊ faa1 hou2 jyut6 jyun4 lit. lovely flowers, round moon (idiom); fig. everything is wonderful
- 花容月貌 huā róng yuè mào ㄏㄨㄚ ㄖㄨㄥˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄇㄠˋ faa1 jung4 jyut6 maau6 lit. countenance of a flower, face like the moon (idiom)
- 镜花水月 鏡花水月 jìng huā shuǐ yuè ㄐㄧㄥˋ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄩㄝˋ geng3 faa1 seoi2 jyut6 lit. flowers in a mirror and the moon reflected in the lake (idiom)
Example sentences
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海上 升 明月 ， 天涯 共 此时 此時 。
As the moon rises above the sea, we share the same time though we are far apart.
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