釋名

Chinese

		explain; to release	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (釋名)		釋	名
simp. (释名)		释	名

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Shìmíng

  (Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ ming⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Shìmíng
    • Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhmíng
    • Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-ming²
    • Yale: Shr̀-míng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhming
    • Palladius: Шимин (Šimin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: sik¹ ming⁴
    • Yale: sīk mìhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ ming⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ ming⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

釋名

1. the Shiming ("Explanation of Names", an early Chinese dictionary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (釋名):

• → Korean: 석명(釋名) (seongmyeong)