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The Cantonese word ming baak - 明白 - ming4 baak6
(clear in Cantonese)





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Romanization (Jyutping)

ming4 baak6

English translations

clear, open, sensible, to know,
evident, unequivocal, reasonable, to understand

Chinese characters:

明白
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The traditional Chinese characters of ming4 baak6 are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
明白 (ming4 baak6) is composed of these characters: 明, 白

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(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)

bright  |  white
明白 ( ming baak / ming4 baak6 ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 203)
More words that mean clear in Cantonese
ceng4 ( 晴 ), cing1 co2 ( 清楚 ), cing1 sik1 ( 清晰 ), fan1 ming4 ( 分明 ), ming4 ( 明 ), sin1 ming4 ( 鲜明 )
More words that mean open in Cantonese
jing4 jip6 ( 营业 )

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