明灭 明滅
明灭 明滅 míng miè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ming4 mit6
- to flicker
- to flash on and off
- to brighten and fade
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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
灭 滅
- 扑灭 撲滅 pū miè ㄆㄨ ㄇㄧㄝˋ pok3 mit6 to eradicate
- 歼灭 殲滅 jiān miè ㄐㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ cim1 mit6 to wipe out
- 毁灭 毀滅 huǐ miè ㄏㄨㄟˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ wai2 mit6 to perish
- 消灭 消滅 xiāo miè ㄒㄧㄠ ㄇㄧㄝˋ siu1 mit6 to put an end to
- 灭亡 滅亡 miè wáng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄨㄤˊ mit6 mong4 to be destroyed; to become extinct; to perish; to die out
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- 灭绝 滅絕 miè jué ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ mit6 zyut6 to become extinct; to die out
- 破灭 破滅 pò miè ㄆㄛˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ po3 mit6 to be shattered
- 剿灭 剿滅 jiǎo miè ㄐㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ziu2 mit6 to eliminate (by armed force)
- 吞灭 吞滅 tūn miè ㄊㄨㄣ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tan1 mit6 to absorb
- 吹灭 吹滅 chuī miè ㄔㄨㄟ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ceoi1 mit6 to blow out (a flame)
- 团灭 團滅 tuán miè ㄊㄨㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ tyun4 mit6 (video gaming) (of an entire team or party) to get wiped out
- 夷灭 夷滅 yí miè ㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ji4 mit6 to massacre
- 寂灭 寂滅 jì miè ㄐㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zik6 mit6 to die out
- 幻灭 幻滅 huàn miè ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ waan6 mit6 (of dreams, hopes etc) to vanish; to evaporate
- 攻灭 攻滅 gōng miè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ gung1 mit6 to conquer
- 断灭 斷滅 duàn miè ㄉㄨㄢˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ dyun6 mit6 annihilation (of soul, Sanskrit uccheda)
- 族灭 族滅 zú miè ㄗㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ zuk6 mit6 to execute all of sb's relatives (as punishment) (old)
- 杀灭 殺滅 shā miè ㄕㄚ ㄇㄧㄝˋ saat3 mit6 to exterminate
- 泯灭 泯滅 mǐn miè ㄇㄧㄣˇ ㄇㄧㄝˋ man5 mit6 to obliterate
- 沦灭 淪滅 lún miè ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ leon4 mit6 to perish
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)
- 宠妾灭妻 寵妾滅妻 chǒng qiè miè qī ㄔㄨㄥˇ ㄑㄧㄝˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧ cung2 cip3 mit6 cai1 favor the concubine and do away with the wife (idiom)
- 大义灭亲 大義滅親 dà yì miè qīn ㄉㄚˋ ㄧˋ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄑㄧㄣ daai6 ji6 mit6 can1 to place righteousness before family (idiom); ready to punish one's own family if justice demands it
- 灰飞烟灭 灰飛煙滅 huī fēi yān miè ㄏㄨㄟ ㄈㄟ ㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄝˋ fui1 fei1 jin1 mit6 lit. scattered ashes and dispersed smoke (idiom)
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- 假途灭虢 假途滅虢 jiǎ tú miè Guó ㄐㄧㄚˇ ㄊㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ gaa2 tou4 mit6 gwik1 lit. a short-cut to crush Guo (idiom); fig. to connive with sb to damage a third party, then turn on the partner
- 灭此朝食 滅此朝食 miè cǐ zhāo shí ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄘˇ ㄓㄠ ㄕˊ mit6 ci2 ziu1 sik6 lit. not to have breakfast until the enemy is destroyed
- 灭顶之灾 滅頂之災 miè dǐng zhī zāi ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄉㄧㄥˇ ㄓ ㄗㄞ mit6 ding2 zi1 zoi1 (idiom) catastrophic disaster; devastating calamity
- 灭绝人性 滅絕人性 miè jué rén xìng ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄖㄣˊ ㄒㄧㄥˋ mit6 zyut6 jan4 sing3 (idiom) to be devoid of all humanity; inhuman; bestial
- 杀人灭口 殺人滅口 shā rén miè kǒu ㄕㄚ ㄖㄣˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄎㄡˇ saat3 jan4 mit6 hau2 (idiom) to kill sb to prevent them from revealing sth
- 亡国灭种 亡國滅種 wáng guó miè zhǒng ㄨㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄓㄨㄥˇ mong4 gwok3 mit6 zung2 country destroyed, its people annihilated (idiom); total destruction
- 兴灭继绝 興滅繼絕 xīng miè jì jué ㄒㄧㄥ ㄇㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧˋ ㄐㄩㄝˊ hing1 mit6 gai3 zyut6 lit. to restore the state and revive old families (idiom)