明知
Chinese
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
to know; to be aware | ||
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| simp. and trad. (明知) |
明 | 知 | |
| anagram | 知明 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): ming4 zi1
- Hakka (Sixian, PFS): mìn-tî
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): bêng-chai / bêng-ti
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhī
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhih
- Wade–Giles: ming2-chih1
- Yale: míng-jr̄
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjy
- Palladius: минчжи (minčži)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: ming4 zi1
- Yale: mìhng jī
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 dzi1
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 ji1
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siː⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-tî
- Hakka Romanization System: minˇ diˊ
- Hagfa Pinyim: min2 di1
- Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ ti²⁴/
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-chai
- Tâi-lô: bîng-tsai
- Phofsit Daibuun: bengzay
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ t͡sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ t͡sai⁴⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai³³/
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² t͡sai⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-ti
- Tâi-lô: bîng-ti
- Phofsit Daibuun: bengdy
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ti⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
Verb
明知
- to know perfectly well; to be fully aware
- (Can we date this quote?), “毒藥 [dúyào]”, performed by 蕭玉芬:
- 明知愛情是毒藥，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直燒，找無止痛的解藥。 [Hokkien, trad.]
- Bêng-chai ài-chêng sī to̍k-io̍h, phian-phian chi̍t chhùi kā lim lo̍h; tán kah chêng hóe it-ti̍t sio, chhōe bô chí-thiàⁿ ê kái-io̍h. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
- [I] clearly knew love is a poison, [but I] still drank it; by the time the fire of love was ceaselessly burning, [I still] could not find a painkilling antidote.
明知爱情是毒药，偏偏一嘴甲喝落；等到情火一直烧，找无止痛的解药。 [Hokkien, simp.]
Synonyms
- 情知 (qíngzhī)
Adverb
明知