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

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• 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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      edit edit 明智 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 Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: mìn-chṳ
    • Hakka Romanization System: minˇ 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

1. 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)
• 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)

 

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) 

1. 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])
• IPA^(key): [me̞ːt͡ɕi]

Noun

明(めい)智(ち) • (meichi) 

1. great wisdom