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Simplified Pīnyīn		English Definition	Traditional HSK
名 míng	名 \| 名* \| *名	name / noun (part of speech) / place (e.g. among winners) / famous / classifier for people	HSK 2


命 mìng	命 \| 命* \| *命	life / fate / order or command / to assign a name, title etc	HSK 6


明 Míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) / surname Ming / Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary Flame Emperors, 炎帝 descended from Shennong 神農｜神农 Farmer God


明 míng	明 \| 明* \| *明	bright / opposite: dark 暗 / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods


巡抚 xúnfǔ	巡抚 \| 巡抚* \| *巡抚	inspector-general of province in Ming and Qing times	巡撫


鸣 míng	鸣 \| 鸣* \| *鸣	to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)	鳴


南京 Nánjīng	南京 \| 南京* \| *南京	see 南京市 / Nanjing, capital of the Ming dynasty (1368-1421) and of the Republic of China (1927-1937 and 1946-1949)


明朝 Míngcháo	明朝 \| 明朝* \| *明朝	Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)


明清 Míng Qīng	明清 \| 明清* \| *明清	the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties


金瓶梅 Jīnpíngméi	金瓶梅 \| 金瓶梅* \| *金瓶梅	Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content


增生 zēngshēng	增生 \| 增生* \| *增生	(medicine) hyperplasia / (abbr. for 增廣生員｜增广生员) a scholar studying for the Ming dynasty imperial examinations who did not make the quota for support in the form of a monthly allowance of rice that students who made the quota received


万历 Wànlì	万历 \| 万历* \| *万历	reign name of Ming emperor (1573-1619)	萬曆


建文 Jiàn Wén	建文 \| 建文* \| *建文	Jianwen Emperor, reign name of second Ming Emperor Zhu Yunwen 朱允炆 (1377-1402), reigned 1398-1402


朱棣 Zhū Dì	朱棣 \| 朱棣* \| *朱棣	Zhu Di, personal name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永樂｜永乐


正统 Zhèngtǒng	正统 \| 正统* \| *正统	Zhengtong Emperor, reign name of sixth Ming Emperor Zhu Qizhen 朱祁鎮｜朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1435-1449, temple name Yingzong 英宗	正統


提督 tídū	提督 \| 提督* \| *提督	the local commander / provincial governor (in Qing and Ming times)


南苑 Nányuàn	南苑 \| 南苑* \| *南苑	Nanyuan or "Southern Park", an imperial hunting domain during the Yuan, Ming and Qing Dynasties, now the site of Nanhaizi Park in the south of Beijing


正德 Zhèngdé	正德 \| 正德* \| *正德	Zhengde Emperor, reign name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhu Houzhao 朱厚照 (1491-1521), reigned 1505-1521, temple name 明武宗


山海关 Shānhǎiguān	山海关 \| 山海关* \| *山海关	Shanhai Pass in Hebei, at the eastern terminus of the Ming dynasty Great Wall / Shanhaiguan district of Qinhuangdao city 秦皇島市｜秦皇岛市, Hebei	山海關


孝廉 xiàolián	孝廉 \| 孝廉* \| *孝廉	xiaolian, two examination subjects in Han, later a single subject in Ming and Qing / successful second degree candidate


茗 míng	茗 \| 茗* \| *茗	Thea sinensis / young leaves of tea


紫金山 Zǐjīn Shān	紫金山 \| 紫金山* \| *紫金山	Purple Mountain in suburbs of Nanjing, with Ming tombs and Sun Yat-sen's mausoleum


景泰 Jǐngtài	景泰 \| 景泰* \| *景泰	Jingtai county in Baiyin 白銀｜白银, Gansu / Jingtai Emperor, reign name of seventh Ming Emperor Zhu Qiyu 朱祁鈺｜朱祁钰 (1428-1457), reigned 1449-1457, temple name 代宗


侍郎 shìláng	侍郎 \| 侍郎* \| *侍郎	(Ming and Qing dynasties) vice-minister of one of the Six Boards / (also an official title in earlier dynasties)


老友 lǎoyǒu	老友 \| 老友* \| *老友	old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty)


永乐 Yǒnglè	永乐 \| 永乐* \| *永乐	Yongle Emperor, reign name of third Ming emperor Zhu Di 朱棣 (1360-1424), reigned 1403-1424, temple name 明成祖	永樂


明代 Míngdài	明代 \| 明代* \| *明代	the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)


洪武 Hóngwǔ	洪武 \| 洪武* \| *洪武	Hongwu Emperor, also written Hung-wu Ti, reign name of first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋 (1328-1398), reigned 1386-1398, temple name 明太祖


溟 míng	溟 \| 溟* \| *溟	to drizzle / sea


湖广 Húguǎng	湖广 \| 湖广* \| *湖广	Hubei and Hunan provinces (a Ming dynasty province)	湖廣


绿营 Lǜyíng	绿营 \| 绿营* \| *绿营	Green Standard Army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units	綠營


秦腔 Qínqiāng	秦腔 \| 秦腔* \| *秦腔	Qinqiang, an opera style popular in northwest China, possibly originating in Ming dynasty folk music / Shaanxi opera


土司 tǔsī	土司 \| 土司* \| *土司	sliced bread (loanword from "toast") / government-appointed hereditary tribal headman in the Yuan, Ming and Qing dynasties


螟 míng	螟 \| 螟* \| *螟	boring insect / snout moth's larva (Aphomia gullaris or Plodia interpuncuella or Heliothus armigera etc), major agricultural pest


复明 fù Míng	复明 \| 复明* \| *复明	to restore the Ming dynasty	復明


明史 Míngshǐ	明史 \| 明史* \| *明史	History of the Ming Dynasty, twenty fourth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Zhang Tingyu 張廷玉｜张廷玉 in 1739 during the Qing Dynasty, 332 scrolls


封疆 fēngjiāng	封疆 \| 封疆* \| *封疆	border region / regional general acting as governor (in Ming and Qing times)


钱庄 qiánzhuāng	钱庄 \| 钱庄* \| *钱庄	old-style money shop (a type of private bank that first appeared in the Ming dynasty, flourished in the Qing, and was phased out after 1949) / (in recent times) informal financial company, often operating at the edges of what is legal	錢莊


会元 huìyuán	会元 \| 会元* \| *会元	provincial imperial examination graduate who ranked 1st in metropolitan examination (in Ming and Qing dynasties)	會元


元史 Yuánshǐ	元史 \| 元史* \| *元史	History of the Yuan Dynasty, twenty third of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史, compiled under Song Lian 宋濂 in 1370 during the Ming Dynasty, 210 scrolls


闯王 Chuǎng Wáng	闯王 \| 闯王* \| *闯王	Chuangwang or Roaming King, adopted name of late Ming peasant rebel leader Li Zicheng 李自成 (1605-1645)	闖王


洺 míng	洺 \| 洺* \| *洺	name of a river


明末 Míngmò	明末 \| 明末* \| *明末	late Ming / first half of the 17th century


词话 cíhuà	词话 \| 词话* \| *词话	form of writing novels that comprise lots of poetry in the body of the text, popular in the Ming Dynasty	詞話


酩 mǐng	酩 \| 酩* \| *酩	used in 酩酊


宬 chéng	宬 \| 宬* \| *宬	(literary) archive room; library (esp. in the imperial palace in the Ming and Qing dynasties)


乡试 xiāngshì	乡试 \| 乡试* \| *乡试	the triennial provincial imperial exam during the Ming and Qing	鄉試


李贽 Lǐ Zhì	李贽 \| 李贽* \| *李贽	Li Zhi (1527-1602), late Ming philosopher, historian and writer	李贄


散曲 sǎnqǔ	散曲 \| 散曲* \| *散曲	verse or song form from Yuan, Ming and Qing


蓂 míng	蓂 \| 蓂* \| *蓂	lucky place


明孝陵 Míngxiàolíng	明孝陵 \| 明孝陵* \| *明孝陵	Ming tombs in Nanjing, tomb of founding Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, a World Heritage site


崇祯 Chóngzhēn	崇祯 \| 崇祯* \| *崇祯	Chongzhen, reign name of last Ming emperor (1628-1644)	崇禎


蟒袍 mǎngpáo	蟒袍 \| 蟒袍* \| *蟒袍	official robe worn by ministers during the Ming 明 (1368-1644) and Qing 清 (1644-1911) dynasties


关防 guānfáng	关防 \| 关防* \| *关防	security measures (esp. border security) / official seal (esp. military seal during Qing and Ming times)	關防


明报 Míng Bào	明报 \| 明报* \| *明报	Ming Pao newspaper (Hong Kong)	明報


刑名 xíngmíng	刑名 \| 刑名* \| *刑名	xing-ming, a school of thought of the Warring States period associated with Shen Buhai 申不害 / the designation for a punishment


眳 míng	眳 \| 眳* \| *眳	space between the eyebrows and the eyelashes


鄍 míng	鄍 \| 鄍* \| *鄍	place name


榠 míng	榠 \| 榠* \| *榠	used in 榠楂


西游记 Xīyóujì	西游记 \| 西游记* \| *西游记	"Journey to the West", a Ming dynasty novel by Wu Cheng'en 吳承恩｜吴承恩, one of the Four Great Classical Novels of Chinese literature, also known as "Pilgrimage to the West" or "Monkey"	西遊記


朙 míng	朙 \| 朙* \| *朙	old variant of 明


封神榜 Fēngshén Bǎng	封神榜 \| 封神榜* \| *封神榜	Investiture of the Gods, major Ming dynasty vernacular novel of mythology and fantasy, very loosely based on King Wu of Zhou's 周武王 overthrow of the Shang, subsequent material for opera, film, TV series, computer games etc


诸生 zhūshēng	诸生 \| 诸生* \| *诸生	Imperial scholar from the Ming Dynasty onwards	諸生


王明 Wáng Míng	王明 \| 王明* \| *王明	Wang Ming (1904-1974), Soviet-trained Chinese communist, Comintern and Soviet stooge and left adventurist in the 1930s, fell out with Mao and moved to Soviet Union from 1956


复社 Fùshè	复社 \| 复社* \| *复社	Fushe, late Ming political and cultural movement led by Zhang Pu 張溥｜张溥 and others, advocating the revival of ancient studies	復社


宝船 bǎochuán	宝船 \| 宝船* \| *宝船	Chinese treasure ship, a type of large sailing ship in the fleet of Ming dynasty admiral Zheng He 鄭和｜郑和	寶船


张怡 Zhāngyí	张怡 \| 张怡* \| *张怡	Zhang Yi (1608-1695), prolific author and poet spanning interregnum between Ming and Qing	張怡


张岱 Zhāng Dài	张岱 \| 张岱* \| *张岱	Zhang Dai (1597-c. 1684), late Ming scholar	張岱


姚明 Yáo Míng	姚明 \| 姚明* \| *姚明	Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011


郑和 Zhèng Hé	郑和 \| 郑和* \| *郑和	Zheng He (1371-1433), famous early Ming dynasty admiral and explorer	鄭和


唐明皇 Táng Mínghuáng	唐明皇 \| 唐明皇* \| *唐明皇	Emperor Ming of Tang (685-762), also known as Emperor Xuanzong of Tang 唐玄宗, reigned 712-756


朱元璋 Zhū Yuánzhāng	朱元璋 \| 朱元璋* \| *朱元璋	Zhu Yuanzhang, personal name of first Ming dynasty emperor Hongwu 洪武


刘基 Liú Jī	刘基 \| 刘基* \| *刘基	Liu Ji or Liu Bowen 劉伯溫｜刘伯温 (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius	劉基


潘金莲 Pān Jīnlián	潘金莲 \| 潘金莲* \| *潘金莲	Pan Jinlian (name lit. Golden Lotus), heroine of Ming dynasty vernacular novel Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus 金瓶梅	潘金蓮


施琅 Shī Láng	施琅 \| 施琅* \| *施琅	Shi Lang (1621-1696), Chinese admiral who served under the Ming and Qing dynasties


唐玄宗 Táng Xuánzōng	唐玄宗 \| 唐玄宗* \| *唐玄宗	Tang Emperor Xuanzong (685-762), also known as Emperor Ming of Tang 唐明皇, reign name of seventh Tang emperor 李隆基, reigned 712-756


张居正 Zhāng Jūzhèng	张居正 \| 张居正* \| *张居正	Zhang Juzheng (1525-1582), Grand Secretary during the Ming dynasty, credited with bringing the dynasty to its apogee	張居正


华林 Huálín	华林 \| 华林* \| *华林	Hualinbu, Ming dynasty theatrical troupe in Nanjing	華林


李自成 Lǐ Zìchéng	李自成 \| 李自成* \| *李自成	Li Zicheng (1605-1645), leader of peasant rebellion at the end of the Ming Dynasty


王阳明 Wáng Yángmíng	王阳明 \| 王阳明* \| *王阳明	Wang Yangming (1472-1529), Ming dynasty Neo-Confucian philosopher, influential in the School of Mind 心學｜心学	王陽明


冯武 Féng Wǔ	冯武 \| 冯武* \| *冯武	Feng Doubo or Feng Wu (1672-), calligrapher of the Ming-Qing transition / also called 馮竇伯｜冯窦伯	馮武


英宗 Yīngzōng	英宗 \| 英宗* \| *英宗	Yingzong, temple name of sixth and eighth Ming emperor Zhengtong 正統｜正统


宋濂 Sòng Lián	宋濂 \| 宋濂* \| *宋濂	Song Lian (1310-1381), Ming dynasty writer, historian and politician


袁宏道 Yuán Hóngdào	袁宏道 \| 袁宏道* \| *袁宏道	Yuan Hongdao (1568-1610), Ming dynasty poet and travel writer


道台 dàotái	道台 \| 道台* \| *道台	(Ming and Qing dynasties) daotai (title for an official responsible for supervising a circuit 道), aka taotai and circuit intendant	道臺


徐霞客 Xú Xiákè	徐霞客 \| 徐霞客* \| *徐霞客	Xu Xiake (1587-1641), Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer, author of Xu Xiake's Travel Diaries 徐霞客遊記｜徐霞客游记


瓦剌 Wǎlà	瓦剌 \| 瓦剌* \| *瓦剌	Oirat Mongols (alliance of tribes of Western Mongolia) (Ming Dynasty term)


徐渭 Xú Wèi	徐渭 \| 徐渭* \| *徐渭	Xu Wei (1521-1593), Ming dynasty Chinese painter and author


直隶 Zhílì	直隶 \| 直隶* \| *直隶	Zhili, a province from Ming times until 1928, roughly corresponding to present-day Hebei	直隸


天顺 Tiānshùn	天顺 \| 天顺* \| *天顺	Tianshun Emperor, reign name of eighth Ming Emperor 朱祁鎮｜朱祁镇 (1427-1464), reigned 1457-1464, temple name Yingzong 英宗	天順


金瓶梅词话 Jīn Píng Méi Cí Huà	金瓶梅词话 \| 金瓶梅词话* \| *金瓶梅词话	Jinpingmei or the Golden Lotus (1617), Ming dynasty vernacular novel, formerly notorious and banned for its sexual content	金瓶梅詞話


王夫之 Wáng Fūzhī	王夫之 \| 王夫之* \| *王夫之	Wang Fuzhi (1619-1692), wide-ranging scholar of the Ming-Qing transition


陈忱 Chén Chén	陈忱 \| 陈忱* \| *陈忱	Chen Chen (1613-1670), novelist and poet at the Ming-Qing transition, author of Water Margin sequel 水滸後傳｜水浒后传	陳忱


张溥 Zhāng Pǔ	张溥 \| 张溥* \| *张溥	Ming dynasty scholar (1602-1641), prolific writer, proponent of the Fushe 復社｜复社 cultural renewal movement, author of Five Men's Tombstone Inscription 五人墓碑記｜五人墓碑记	張溥


刘伯温 Liú Bówēn	刘伯温 \| 刘伯温* \| *刘伯温	Liu Bowen (1311-1375), general under the first Ming emperor Zhu Yuanzhang 朱元璋, with a reputation as a military genius, also called Liu Ji 劉基｜刘基	劉伯溫


利玛窦 Lì Mǎdòu	利玛窦 \| 利玛窦* \| *利玛窦	Matteo Ricci (1552-1610), Jesuit missionary and translator in Ming China	利瑪竇


正字通 Zhèngzìtōng	正字通 \| 正字通* \| *正字通	Zhengzitong, Chinese character dictionary with 33,549 entries, edited by Ming scholar Zhang Zilie 張自烈｜张自烈 in 17th century


左丘明 Zuǒ Qiūmíng	左丘明 \| 左丘明* \| *左丘明	Zuo Qiuming or Zuoqiu Ming (556-451), famous blind historian from Lu 魯國｜鲁国 to whom the history Zuo Zhuan 左傳｜左传 is attributed


锦衣卫 Jǐnyīwèi	锦衣卫 \| 锦衣卫* \| *锦衣卫	Brocade Uniform Guard, imperial bodyguard and secret police force of the Ming emperors	錦衣衛


八股文 bāgǔwén	八股文 \| 八股文* \| *八股文	eight-part essay one had to master to pass the imperial exams in Ming and Qing dynasties

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