明志

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	the will
simp. and trad. (明志)		明	志
anagram		志明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi³
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-chì

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhìh
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-chih⁴
  - Yale: míng-jr̀
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjyh
  - Palladius: минчжи (minčži)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
  - Homophones:
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    明智
    明治
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ zi³
  - Yale: mìhng ji
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ dzi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ji³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː³³/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chì
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tsì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengcix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡si²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡si⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡si²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡si¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡si²¹/

Verb

明志

(literary) to state one's ideals