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Chinese
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to divide; minute; (a measure word) to divide; minute; (a measure word); (a unit of leng) |
clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty |
| trad. (分明)
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分
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明
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| simp. #(分明)
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分
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明
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Pronunciation
| Baxter–Sagart system 1.1 (2014)
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| Character
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分
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明
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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Modern
Beijing
(Pinyin)
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fēn
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míng
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Middle
Chinese
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‹ pjun ›
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‹ mjæng ›
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Old
Chinese
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/*pə/
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/*mraŋ/
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| English
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divide
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bright
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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.
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| Zhengzhang system (2003)
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| Character
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分
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明
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| Reading #
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1/2
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1/1
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| No.
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3148
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9188
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Phonetic
component
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分
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明
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Rime
group
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文
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陽
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Rime
subdivision
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1
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0
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Corresponding
MC rime
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分
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明
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Old
Chinese
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/*pɯn/
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/*mraŋ/
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Adjective
分明
- clear; evident; plain; distinct
- 四季分明 ― sìjì fēnmíng ― to have four distinct seasons
Synonyms
Derived terms
Adverb
分明
- clearly; evidently; plainly; distinctly
- 這分明是歧視。／这分明是歧视。 ― Zhè fēnmíng shì qíshì. ― This is clearly discriminatory.
Synonyms
Descendants
References
Korean
Noun
分明 • (bunmyeong) (hangeul 분명)
- hanja form? of 분명 (“clarity; clearness”)
Vietnamese
Adjective
分明
- chữ Hán form of phân minh (“clear-cut, definite”). (Nguyễn, 1974)