明油

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	oil; sly
simp. and trad. (明油)		明	油
Literally: “clear oil”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngyóu

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngyóu
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄡˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngyóu
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-yu²
    • Yale: míng-yóu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingyou
    • Palladius: минъю (minʺju)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ joʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

明油

1. oil poured over cooked food (to give it a rich glossy look)