明太祖
Míng Tài zǔ
Pinyin

Definition

明太祖
 - 
Míng Tài zǔ
  1. Ming Taizu, Temple name of first Ming emperor Hongwu 洪武[Hóng wǔ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

太
tài
  1. 1 highest
  2. 2 greatest
  3. 3 too (much)
  4. 4 very
  5. 5 extremely
明天
míng tiān
  1. 1 tomorrow
明星
míng xīng
  1. 1 star
  2. 2 celebrity
不明
bù míng
  1. 1 not clear
  2. 2 unknown
  3. 3 to fail to understand
佛祖
Fó zǔ
  1. 1 Buddha
  2. 2 founder of a buddhist sect
光明
guāng míng
  1. 1 light
  2. 2 radiance
  3. 3 (fig.) bright (prospects etc)
  4. 4 openhearted
分明
fēn míng
  1. 1 clear
  2. 2 distinct
  3. 3 evidently
  4. 4 clearly
天明
tiān míng
  1. 1 dawn
  2. 2 daybreak
太原
Tài yuán
  1. 1 Taiyuan prefecture level city and capital of Shanxi province 山西省 in central north China
太太
tài tai
  1. 1 married woman
  2. 2 Mrs.
  3. 3 Madam
  4. 4 wife
  5. 5 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
太平
Tài píng
  1. 1 place name
太平洋
Tài píng Yáng
  1. 1 Pacific Ocean
太白
Tài bái
  1. 1 Taibai County in Baoji 寶雞|宝鸡[Bǎo jī], Shaanxi
  2. 2 Venus
太监
tài jiàn
  1. 1 court eunuch
  2. 2 palace eunuch
太空
tài kōng
  1. 1 outer space
太过
tài guò
  1. 1 excessively
  2. 2 too
太阳
tài yang
  1. 1 sun
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
  3. 3 abbr. for 太陽穴|太阳穴[tài yáng xué]
太阳穴
tài yáng xué
  1. 1 temple (on the sides of human head)
姚明
Yáo Míng
  1. 1 Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sharks 1997-2002 and for NBA Houston Rockets 2002-2011
孔明灯
kǒng míng dēng
  1. 1 sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)

Idioms (20)

不明事理
bù míng shì lǐ
  1. 1 not understanding things (idiom); devoid of sense
不言自明
bù yán zì míng
  1. 1 self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
不说自明
bù shuō zì míng
  1. 1 self-explanatory
  2. 2 self-evident (idiom)
事后聪明
shì hòu cōng ming
  1. 1 wise after the event (idiom); with hindsight, one should have predicted it
以资证明
yǐ zī zhèng míng
  1. 1 in support or witness hereof (idiom)
光明磊落
guāng míng lěi luò
  1. 1 open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
冰炭不言，冷热自明
bīng tàn bù yán , lěng rè zì míng
  1. 1 ice or coals, whether hot or cold goes without saying (idiom); fig. sincerity is not expressed in words
冰雪聪明
bīng xuě cōng ming
  1. 1 exceptionally intelligent (idiom)
另请高明
lìng qǐng gāo míng
  1. 1 please find sb better qualified than me (idiom)
大放光明
dà fàng guāng míng
  1. 1 great release of light (idiom)
天下太平
tiān xià tài píng
  1. 1 the whole world at peace (idiom); peace and prosperity
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
太平盛世
tài píng shèng shì
  1. 1 peace and prosperity (idiom)
太阳从西边出来
tài yáng cóng xī biān chū lái
  1. 1 lit. the sun rises in the west (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. hell freezes over
  3. 3 pigs can fly
奉若神明
fèng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere
  2. 2 to worship
  3. 3 to deify
  4. 4 to make a holy cow of sth
  5. 5 to put sb on a pedestal
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
山明水秀
shān míng shuǐ xiù
  1. 1 lit. verdant hills and limpid water (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. enchanting scenery
掌上明珠
zhǎng shàng míng zhū
  1. 1 lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
放着明白装糊涂
fàng zhe míng bai zhuāng hú tu
  1. 1 to pretend not to know (idiom)
敬若神明
jìng ruò shén míng
  1. 1 to hold sb in the same regard as one would a god (idiom)

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