明代

Chinese

		Ming bright	era time
simp. and trad. (明代)		明	代

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Míngdài

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ doi⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Míngdài
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Míngdài
  - Wade–Giles: Ming²-tai⁴
  - Yale: Míng-dài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingday
  - Palladius: Миндай (Mindaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ taɪ̯⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ doi⁶
  - Yale: mìhng doih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ doi⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ doi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ tɔːi̯²²/

Noun

明代

(obsolete) reign of good governance
- 黃金榜上，偶失龍頭望。明代暫遺賢，如何向？ [Ci, trad.]
  黄金榜上，偶失龙头望。明代暂遗贤，如何向？ [Ci, simp.]
  From: c. 1009, 柳永 (Liu Yong), 鶴沖天 (Tune: Crane Soaring up into the Sky)
  Huángjīn-bǎng shàng, ǒu shī lóngtóu wàng. Míngdài zàn yíxián, rúhé xiàng? [Pinyin]
  On the Roll of Grand Test,
  I’ve won no place, not so depressed.
  E’en a good reign may lose the best.
  What should I do next?
  (Transl. Zhao Yanchun)

Near synonyms

盛世 (shèngshì)

Proper noun

明代

the Ming Era, the time of the Ming dynasty (1368–1644)

Synonyms

明朝 (Míngcháo)
大明 (Dàmíng)

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history
Name	Time period	Divisions
Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代)	2070 – 1600 BCE
Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代)	1600 – 1046 BCE
Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代)	1046 – 256 BCE	Western Zhou 西周
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Spring and Autumn period 春秋
		Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周	Warring States period 戰國 / 战国
Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代)	221 – 206 BCE
Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代)	206 BCE – 220 C.E.	Western Han 西漢 / 西汉
		Xin 新 (～朝)
		Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉
Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国	220 – 280 C.E.	Wei 魏
		Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉
		Wu 吳 / 吴
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋
Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代)	265 – 420 C.E.	Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋
Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝	420 – 589 C.E.	Northern dynasties 北朝	Northern Wei 北魏
			Western Wei 西魏
			Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏
			Northern Zhou 北周
			Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐
		Southern dynasties 南朝	Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋
			Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐
			Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代)
			Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代)
Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代)	581 – 618 C.E.
Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代)	618 – 907 C.E.
Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国	907 – 960 C.E.
Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代)	907 – 1125 C.E.
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Northern Song 北宋
Song 宋 (～朝, ～代)	960 – 1279 C.E.	Southern Song 南宋
Western Xia 西夏	1038 – 1227 C.E.
Jin 金 (～朝, ～代)	1115 – 1234 C.E.
Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽	1124 – 1218 C.E.
Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代)	1271 – 1368 C.E.
Ming 明 (～朝, ～代)	1368 – 1644 C.E.
Qing 清 (～朝, ～代)	1636 – 1912 C.E.

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	代
あき Grade: 2	よ Grade: 3

Proper noun

明(あき)代(よ) • (Akiyo)

a female given name

Chinese

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Japanese

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