明哲

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	philosophy; wise
simp. and trad. (明哲)		明	哲

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngzhé

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zit³
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-tiat

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhé
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄜˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhé
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chê²
    • Yale: míng-jé
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjer
    • Palladius: минчжэ (minčžɛ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ming⁴ zit³
    • Yale: mìhng jit
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzit⁸
    • Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ jid³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siːt̚³/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-tiat
    • Tâi-lô: bîng-tiat
    • Phofsit Daibuun: bengdiad
    • IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiɛt̚⁵/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiɛt̚³²/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiɛt̚³²/

Adjective

明哲

1. (literary) wise; sensible; enlightened

Derived terms

• 明哲保身 (míngzhébǎoshēn)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	哲
めい Grade: 2	てつ Grade: S

Noun

明(めい)哲(てつ) • (meitetsu) 

1. wisdom, wise man

Korean

Hanja in this term
明	哲

Noun

明哲 • (myeongcheol) (hangeul 명철)

1. hanja form^? of 명철 (“wisdom; sagacity”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明	哲

Adjective

明哲

1. chữ Hán form of minh triết (“clever; wise”).