朱明

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Chinese

		surname; vermilion	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad. (朱明)		朱	明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhūmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄇㄧㄥˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhūmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhumíng
  - Wade–Giles: chu¹-ming²
  - Yale: jū-míng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: juming
  - Palladius: чжумин (čžumin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂu⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/

Etymology 1

Noun

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, 5^th – 2^nd century BCE
  Chūn wéi qīngyáng, xià wéi zhūmíng, qiū wéi báicáng, dōng wéi xuányīng.
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- 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 1^st century CE
  Zhūmíng shèng cháng, fū yǔ wànwù, tóng shēng màoyù, mǐ yǒu suǒ qū.
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(literary) sun
- 朱明承夜兮，時不可以淹。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
  朱明承夜兮，时不可以淹。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]
  From: The Verses of Chu, 4^th century BCE – 2^nd century CE
  Zhūmíng chéng yè xī, shí bù kěyǐ yān.
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Etymology 2

So named because the founding emperor of the Ming dynasty was surnamed 朱 (Zhū).

Proper noun

朱明

(history) Ming dynasty (1368–1644 CE)

Synonyms

明朝 (Míngcháo)

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