明明白白

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous
simp. and trad. (明明白白)		明	明	白	白
AABB-type reduplication of 明白 (míngbai)

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngmíngbáibái

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ ming⁴ baak⁶ baak⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngmíngbáibái
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ ㄅㄞˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngmíngbáibái
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-ming²-pai²-pai²
  - Yale: míng-míng-bái-bái
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingmingbairbair
  - Palladius: минминбайбай (minminbajbaj)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ miŋ³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵ paɪ̯³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ ming⁴ baak⁶ baak⁶
  - Yale: mìhng mìhng baahk baahk
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ ming⁴ baak⁹ baak⁹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ming⁴ bag⁶ bag⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ mɪŋ²¹ paːk̚² paːk̚²/

Adjective

明明白白

very clear

Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	明	白	白
Grade: 2	Grade: 2	Grade: 1	Grade: 1

For pronunciation and definitions of 明明白白 – see the following entry.

【明々白々めいめいはくはく】

[adjective] clearly evident, obvious, crystal-clear

(This term, 明明白白, is an alternative spelling of the above term.)