明經

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	classics; sacred book; pass through classics; sacred book; pass through; to undergo; scripture
trad. (明經)		明	經
simp. (明经)		明	经
Literally: “understanding of classics”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): míngjīng

(Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ming⁴ ging¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: míngjīng
  - Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: míngjing
  - Wade–Giles: ming²-ching¹
  - Yale: míng-jīng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjing
  - Palladius: минцзин (minczin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: ming⁴ ging¹
  - Yale: mìhng gīng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ming⁴ ging¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: ming⁴ ging¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /mɪŋ²¹ kɪŋ⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: mjaeng keng

Rime
Character	明	經
Reading #	1/1	1/2
Initial (聲)	明 (4)	見 (28)
Final (韻)	庚 (111)	青 (125)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	III	IV
Fanqie	武兵切	古靈切
Baxter	mjaeng	keng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/mˠiæŋ/	/keŋ/
Pan Wuyun	/mᵚiaŋ/	/keŋ/
Shao Rongfen	/miaŋ/	/kɛŋ/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/miajŋ/	/kɛjŋ/
Li Rong	/miɐŋ/	/keŋ/
Wang Li	/mĭɐŋ/	/kieŋ/
Bernhard Karlgren	/mi̯ɐŋ/	/kieŋ/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	míng	jīng
Expected Cantonese Reflex	ming⁴	ging¹

Noun

明經

(historical) “classicist”, a subject in the imperial examination which focused on Confucian classics