決明
Chinese
| breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine | clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (決明) | 決 | 明 | |
| simp. (决明) | 决 | 明 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): kyut3 ming4
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): koat-bêng
- Wu (Shanghai, Wugniu): 7ciuq-min
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: juémíng
- Zhuyin: ㄐㄩㄝˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: jyuémíng
- Wade–Giles: chüeh2-ming2
- Yale: jywé-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyueming
- Palladius: цзюэмин (czjuemin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕy̯ɛ³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kyut3 ming4
- Yale: kyut mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kyt8 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: küd3 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰyːt̚³ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: koat-bêng
- Tâi-lô: kuat-bîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: koatbeeng
- IPA (Xiamen): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /kuat̚⁵⁻²⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /kuat̚³²⁻⁵ biɪŋ¹³/
- IPA (Taipei): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²⁴/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /kuat̚³²⁻⁴ biɪŋ²³/
- (Hokkien)
- Wu
- Middle Chinese: kwet mjaeng
Noun
決明
- sicklepod; Chinese senna (Senna obtusifolia or Senna tora, previously Cassia tora)
- (～屬) Senna
Synonyms
- (Hokkien) 羊角豆仔
Derived terms
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 決 | 明 |
| けつ Grade: 3 |
めい Grade: 2 |
| kan'on | |
Noun
決明 • (ketsumei)
- synonym of 夷草 (ebisu-gusa, “sicklepod, Senna obtusifolia”)