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明起

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Chinese

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clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
to rise; to raise; to get up
trad. (明起)
simp. #(明起)

Etymology

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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明起

  1. (Teochew, Dikou Northern Min) tomorrow
    • 1886, Lim Hiong Seng, Handbook of the Swatow Vernacular, Singapore: Koh Yew Hean Press, page 45:
      明天要來 I màⁿ-khí àiⁿ-lâi
      明起明起 [Teochew]  ―  i1 ma3 ki2 ain3 lai5 [Peng'im]  ―  He will come to-morrow.
  1. (Teochew) tomorrow morning

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