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

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

(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)

wisdom, wise man

Korean

Hanja in this term
明	哲

Noun

明哲 • (myeongcheol) (hangeul 명철)

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

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
明	哲

Adjective

明哲

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