思明
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Chinese
| to think; to consider | Ming (dynasty) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| simp. and trad. (思明) |
思 | 明 | |
Etymology
Originally named by Koxinga during the Southern Ming resistance to the Qing Empire.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): si1 ming4
- Eastern Min (BUC): Sṳ̆-mìng
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): Su-bêng
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: Sihmíng
- Wade–Giles: Ssŭ1-ming2
- Yale: Sz̄-míng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Syming
- Palladius: Сымин (Symin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /sz̩⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: si1 ming4
- Yale: sī mìhng
- Cantonese Pinyin: si1 ming4
- Guangdong Romanization: xi1 ming4
- Sinological IPA (key): /siː⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Eastern Min
- (Fuzhou)
- Bàng-uâ-cê: Sṳ̆-mìng
- Sinological IPA (key): /sy⁵⁵ miŋ⁵³/
- (Fuzhou)
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Su-bêng
- Tâi-lô: Su-bîng
- Phofsit Daibuun: su'beeng
- IPA (Xiamen): /su⁴⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Proper noun
思明
- (～州) (historical) Siming (a former name of Xiamen, Fujian, China, during its occupation by Southern Ming forces in the 1650s)
- (～州) (historical) Siming Prefecture (the hinterland controled from Southern Ming Xiamen)
- (～縣) (historical) Siming County (the county of Fujian around Xiamen under Republican rule)
- (～區) Siming (a district of Xiamen, Fujian, China)
- (～街道) (historical) Siming Subdistrict (a former subdistrict of Siming District)