無明

Hello, you have come here looking for the meaning of the word 無明. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word 無明, but we will also tell you about its etymology, its characteristics and you will know how to say 無明 in singular and plural. Everything you need to know about the word 無明 you have here. The definition of the word 無明 will help you to be more precise and correct when speaking or writing your texts. Knowing the definition of無明, as well as those of other words, enriches your vocabulary and provides you with more and better linguistic resources.
See also: 无明

Chinese

not have
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
 
trad. (無明) 無 明
simp. (无明) 无 明

Etymology

ignorant; unintelligent
Calque of Sanskrit अविद्या (avidyā).

Pronunciation

Rime
Character 無 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial (聲) 明 (4) 明 (4)
Final (韻) 虞 (24) 庚 (111)
Tone (調) Level (Ø) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division (等) III III
Fanqie 武夫切 武兵切
Baxter mju mjaeng
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang 		/mɨo/ /mˠiæŋ/
Pan
Wuyun 		/mio/ /mᵚiaŋ/
Shao
Rongfen 		/mio/ /miaŋ/
Edwin
Pulleyblank 		/muə̆/ /miajŋ/
Li
Rong 		/mio/ /miɐŋ/
Wang
Li 		/mĭu/ /mĭɐŋ/
Bernard
Karlgren 		/mi̯u/ /mi̯ɐŋ/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex 		wú míng
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex 		mou4 ming4
Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
Character 無 無 無 明
Reading # 1/3 2/3 3/3 1/1
Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin) 		wú wú wú míng
Middle
Chinese 		‹ mju › ‹ mju › ‹ mju › ‹ mjæng ›
Old
Chinese 		/*ma/ /*ma/ /*mo/ /*mraŋ/
English not have volitional prefix don’t bright

Notes for Old Chinese notations in the Baxter–Sagart system:

* Parentheses "()" indicate uncertain presence;
* Square brackets "" indicate uncertain identity, e.g. * as coda may in fact be *-t or *-p;
* Angle brackets "<>" indicate infix;
* Hyphen "-" indicates morpheme boundary;

* Period "." indicates syllable boundary.
Zhengzhang system (2003)
Character 無 明
Reading # 1/1 1/1
No. 13117 9188
Phonetic
component 		無 明
Rime
group 		魚 陽
Rime
subdivision 		0 0
Corresponding
MC rime 		無 明
Old
Chinese 		/*ma/ /*mraŋ/

Adjective

無明

  1. (archaic) unable to see; blind
  2. (Buddhism) ignorant; unintelligent

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (無明):

Japanese

Kanji in this term
無 明
む
Grade: 4 		みょう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

From Chinese. See there for more.

Noun

無(む)明(みょう) or 無明(mumyō) • (mumyō or mumyō) 

  1. (religion, Buddhism): avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence

Further reading

Korean

Hanja in this term
無明

Noun

無明 • (mumyeong) (hangeul 무명)

  1. hanja form? of 무명 (“avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
無明

Noun

無明

  1. chữ Hán form of vô minh (“avidyā: unenlightenment, ignorance of nirvana and of the fundamental state of existence”).
Wikious
Boobota
Sagapedia