知明

Chinese

		to know; to be aware	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (知明)		知	明
anagram		明知

Pronunciation

Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): chai-bêng

Southern Min
- (Hokkien: General Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chai-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: tsai-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: zai'beeng
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /t͡sai⁴⁴⁻³³ biɪŋ²⁴/

Verb

知明

(Hokkien) to know clearly
- 1964, “耶穌愛我我知明”, in 聖詩 [Sèng-si]‎^[1]:
  
  耶穌愛我我知明，因爲記載於聖經，細漢囝仔雖軟弱，耶穌能救有替贖。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, trad.]
  耶稣爱我我知明，因为记载于圣经，细汉囝仔虽软弱，耶稣能救有替赎。 [Taiwanese Hokkien, simp.]
  Iâ-so͘ thiàⁿ góa! Góa chai-bêng, In-ūi kì-chài tī Sèng-keng, Sòe-hàn gín-ná sui loán-jio̍k, Iâ-so͘ ōe kiù, ū thòe-sio̍k. [Pe̍h-ōe-jī]
  Jesus loves me, this I know, For the Bible tells me so. Little ones to him belong; They are weak, but He is strong. [original English lyrics]
  Jesus loves me, I know it clearly, For it is recorded in the Bible; Even though the little children are weak, Jesus can save, and there is redemption. [literal English translation]