名堂
míng tang
Pinyin

Definition

名堂
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míng tang
  1. item (in a program of entertainments)
  2. trick (act of mischief)
  3. worthwhile result
  4. accomplishment
  5. sth significant but not immediately apparent
  6. sth more than meets the eye

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking

Idioms (20)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你这什么名堂，我看它最挨骂的就是这不接地气的电池租用交换模式，你倒是赞不绝口，你这是讲真的还是讲假的？
nǐ zhè shénme míngtang ，wǒ kàn tā zuì ái mà de jiùshì zhè bù jiēdèqì de diànchí zū yòng jiāohuàn móshì ，nǐ dàoshì zànbùjuékǒu ，nǐ zhè shì jiǎng zhēnde háishì jiǎng jiǎde ？
What the heck are you talking about? I thought it was the impracticality of this battery-swapping network that was the source of criticism for the company, but you can't stop singing its praises. Are you being serious?
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名堂（事物的名称；事情；状况；道理）
míngtang （shìwù de míngchēng ；shìqing ；zhuàngkuàng ；dàolǐ ）
name of items; things; a situation; an argument
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这玩意儿什么名堂，我看不出来。
zhè wányìr shénme míngtang ，wǒ kàn bùchūlái 。
What's this thingamajig? I can't tell.
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河上一只不知道名堂的水鸟开始呱呱叫。
hé shàng yī zhī bù zhīdào míngtang de shuǐ niǎo kāishǐ guāguājiào 。
An unknown bird starts tweeting on the river.
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我们讨论了很久，还是没有讨论出个名堂来。
wǒmen tǎolùn le hěnjiǔ ，háishì méiyǒu tǎolùn chū gè míngtang lái 。
We've discussed this for so long, and yet we still can't come up with a worthwhile conclusion.
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我不知道他在搞什么名堂。
wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài to be stuck with shénme míngtang 。
I don't know what the hell he is trying to do/come up with.
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Pokemon Go这个游戏能成功，其中有一些名堂，最重要的是，新鲜！
Pokemon Go zhè ge yóuxì néng chénggōng ，qízhōng yǒu yīxiē míngtang ，zuì zhòngyào de shì ，xīnxiān ！
There are definitely some significant factors that has lead to success of the game Pokemon Go, but the most important factor is - novelty!
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他提的这个建议有点奇怪，不过我们让他说说看，看他能说出什么名堂。
tā tí de zhè ge jiànyì yǒudiǎnr qíguài ，bùguò wǒmen ràng tā shuō shuo kàn ，kàn tā néng shuōchū shénme míngtang 。
His suggestion are a little bizarre, but we should let him continue with it, see what he comes up with.
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成都人能吃也会吃，能说也会说，吃能吃出花样，说能说出名堂，而最能体现成都和成都人这一特色的，便是成都的茶馆。
Chéngdūrén néng chī yě huì chī ，néng shuō yě huì shuō ，chī néng chīchū huāyàng ，shuō néng shuōchū míngtang ，ér zuì néng tǐxiàn Chéngdū hé Chéngdūrén zhè yī tèsè de ，biàn shì Chéngdū de cháguǎn 。
They love to eat, and they appreciate good food. They love to talk, and they talk eloquently. When they eat, they eat a variety, and they can talk about all kinds of topics. And the thing that best expresses this characteristic of the Chengdu people is their famous tea houses.
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哇，这么多名堂啊！流瑜伽、阿斯汤伽、热瑜伽。
wā ，zhème duō míngtang a ！liúyújiā 、Āsītāngjiā 、rèyújiā 。
Wow, there are so many varieties. Flow Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, and Hot Yoga.
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