明暗
Chinese
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
dark; gloomy; hidden dark; gloomy; hidden; secret | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (明暗) |
明 | 暗 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: míng'àn
- Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄢˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: míng-àn
- Wade–Giles: ming2-an4
- Yale: míng-àn
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingann
- Palladius: минъань (minʺanʹ)
- Sinological IPA (key): /miŋ³⁵ ˀän⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
明暗
- light and darkness; light and shade; luminosity
Japanese
Etymology 1
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 明 | 暗 |
| めい Grade: 2 |
あん Grade: 3 |
| on'yomi | |
Pronunciation
Noun
明暗 • (meian)
- light and darkness
- the difference between a positive or negative outcome (e.g. happiness vs. sadness or success vs. failure)
- 明暗を分けた。
- Meian o waketa.
- It made the difference.
- 明暗を分けた。
Etymology 2
| Kanji in this term | |
|---|---|
| 明 | 暗 |
| あ(け) Grade: 2 |
く(れ) > ぐ(れ) Grade: 3 |
| kun'yomi | |
| For pronunciation and definitions of 明暗 – see the following entry. | ||
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| (This term, 明暗, is an alternative spelling of the above term.) |
References
- 2002, Ineko Kondō; Fumi Takano; Mary E Althaus; et. al., Shogakukan Progressive Japanese-English Dictionary, Third Edition, Tokyo: Shōgakukan, →ISBN.