明夷

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Chinese

clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
safe; to raze; to exterminate
safe; to raze; to exterminate; barbarian
 
simp. and trad.
(明夷)

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Noun

明夷

  1. the thirty-sixth hexagram of the I Ching, known as darkening of the light.