明智

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	wisdom; knowledge
simp. and trad. (明智)		明	智

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngzhì

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ zi³
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-chṳ
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-tì

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/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-chṳ
  - Hakka Romanization System: min^ˇ zii
  - Hagfa Pinyim: min² zi⁴
  - Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ t͡sɨ⁵⁵/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-tì
  - Tâi-lô: bîng-tì
  - Phofsit Daibuun: bengdix
  - IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴¹/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ti²¹/
  - IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ti¹¹/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ti²¹/

Adjective

明智

wise; smart; sensible
明智的選擇／明智的选择 ― míngzhì de xuǎnzé ― wise choice

明智的辦法／明智的办法 ― míngzhì de bànfǎ ― smart way

明智的決策／明智的决策 ― míngzhì de juécè ― sensible decision

明智的領導／明智的领导 ― míngzhì de lǐngdǎo ― wise leadership

Synonyms

乖巧 (guāiqiǎo)
了了 (liǎoliǎo) (literary)
伶俐 (línglì)
儇 (Wu, of a child)
奢遮 (Wu, of a child)
宿鬼 (Hokkien)
性靈 / 性灵 (xìnglíng) (literary)
敏慧 (mǐnhuì)
明慧 (mínghuì)
機敏 / 机敏 (jīmǐn)
機智 / 机智 (jīzhì)
機穎 / 机颖 (literary)
機警 / 机警 (jījǐng)
機靈 / 机灵
活絡 / 活络 (Wu)
睿智 (ruìzhì)
穎異 / 颖异 (yǐngyì) (formal)
精濟 / 精济 (Hokkien, of a child)
精靈 / 精灵 (jīnglíng)
精齊 / 精齐 (Hokkien, of a child)
聰慧 / 聪慧 (cōnghuì)
聰敏 / 聪敏 (cōngmǐn)
聰明 / 聪明 (cōngmíng)
聰穎 / 聪颖 (cōngyǐng) (formal)
英明 (yīngmíng)
調皮 / 调皮 (tiáopí)
靈 / 灵 (líng)
靈光 / 灵光 (⁶lin-kuaon) (Wu)
鬼 (guǐ) (informal)

Derived terms

明智之舉 / 明智之举

Japanese

Etymology 1

Kanji in this term
明	智
あけ Grade: 2	ち Jinmeiyō
nanori	on'yomi

Proper noun

明(あけ)智(ち) • (Akechi)

a surname

Etymology 2

Kanji in this term
明	智
めい Grade: 2	ち Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

From Middle Chinese 明智 (MC mjaeng trjeH).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) めーち [méꜜèchì] (Atamadaka – [1])^[1]
IPA^(key): [me̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

明(めい)智(ち) • (meichi)

great wisdom

References

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