Chinese[edit]
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surname; vermilion
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clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
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simp. and trad. (朱明)
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朱
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明
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Pronunciation[edit]
Etymology 1[edit]
朱明
- (literary) summer
春為青陽,夏為朱明,秋為白藏,冬為玄英。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
春为青阳,夏为朱明,秋为白藏,冬为玄英。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: Erya, 5th – 2nd century BCE
- Chūn wéi qīngyáng, xià wéi zhūmíng, qiū wéi báicáng, dōng wéi xuányīng. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
朱明盛長,旉與萬物,桐生茂豫,靡有所詘。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
朱明盛长,旉与万物,桐生茂豫,靡有所诎。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]- From: The Book of Han, circa 1st century CE
- Zhūmíng shèng cháng, fū yǔ wànwù, tóng shēng màoyù, mǐ yǒu suǒ qū. [Pinyin]
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (literary) sun
Etymology 2[edit]
So named because the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty was surnamed 朱 (Zhū).
Proper noun[edit]
朱明
- (history) Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE)
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