明言
Chinese
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
to speak; to say; talk to speak; to say; talk; word | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (明言) |
明 | 言 | |
| anagram | 言明 | ||
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
- Hanyu Pinyin: míngyán
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄧㄢˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míngyán
- Wade–Giles: ming2-yen2
- Yale: míng-yán
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingyan
- Palladius: минъянь (minʺjanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ jɛn³⁵/
- Homophones:
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- (Standard Chinese)
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Jyutping: ming4 jin4
- Yale: mìhng yìhn
- Cantonese Pinyin: ming4 jin4
- Guangdong Romanization: ming4 yin4
- Sinological IPA (key): /mɪŋ²¹ jiːn²¹/
- Homophones:
名言
明言
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: bêng-giân
- Tâi-lô: bîng-giân
- Phofsit Daibuun: benggieen
- IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² ɡiɛn¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ɡiɛn²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ ɡiɛn²³/
- (Hokkien)
Verb
明言
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 明 | 言 |
| めい Grade: 2 |
げん Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi | |
Noun
明言 • (meigen)
Synonyms
Verb
明言する • (meigen suru) suru (stem 明言し (meigen shi), past 明言した (meigen shita))
Conjugation
Conjugation of "明言する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs)
| Katsuyōkei ("stem forms") | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizenkei ("imperfective") | 明言し | めいげんし | meigen shi | |
| Ren’yōkei ("continuative") | 明言し | めいげんし | meigen shi | |
| Shūshikei ("terminal") | 明言する | めいげんする | meigen suru | |
| Rentaikei ("attributive") | 明言する | めいげんする | meigen suru | |
| Kateikei ("hypothetical") | 明言すれ | めいげんすれ | meigen sure | |
| Meireikei ("imperative") | 明言せよ¹ 明言しろ² |
めいげんせよ¹ めいげんしろ² |
meigen seyo¹ meigen shiro² | |
| Key constructions | ||||
| Passive | 明言される | めいげんされる | meigen sareru | |
| Causative | 明言させる 明言さす |
めいげんさせる めいげんさす |
meigen saseru meigen sasu | |
| Potential | 明言できる | めいげんできる | meigen dekiru | |
| Volitional | 明言しよう | めいげんしよう | meigen shiyō | |
| Negative | 明言しない | めいげんしない | meigen shinai | |
| Negative continuative | 明言せず | めいげんせず | meigen sezu | |
| Formal | 明言します | めいげんします | meigen shimasu | |
| Perfective | 明言した | めいげんした | meigen shita | |
| Conjunctive | 明言して | めいげんして | meigen shite | |
| Hypothetical conditional | 明言すれば | めいげんすれば | meigen sureba | |
| ¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative | ||||
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.