明太

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
simp. and trad. (明太)		明	太

Etymology

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Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngtài

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngtài
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngtài
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-tʻai⁴
  - Yale: míng-tài
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingtay
  - Palladius: минтай (mintaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

明太

short for 明太魚／明太鱼 (míngtàiyú)

Derived terms

明太子 (míngtàizǐ)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	太
Grade: 2	Grade: 2
irregular

Etymology

From Korean 명태 (明太, myeongtae, “Alaska pollock”).^[1]

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めんたい [mèńtáí] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
(Tokyo) めんたい [méꜜǹtàì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [mẽ̞nta̠i]

Noun

明太(めんたい) • (mentai)

Alaska pollock

Synonyms

介党鱈(すけとうだら) (suketōdara), 助宗鱈(すけそうだら) (sukesōdara)

Derived terms

明太子(めんたいこ) (mentaiko)

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

Korean

Hanja in this term
明	太

Noun

明太 • (myeongtae) (hangeul 명태)

hanja form^? of 명태 (“Alaska pollock”)