嚴明

See also: 严明

Chinese

		(air or water) tight; stern; serious (air or water) tight; stern; serious; strict; severe	clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
trad. (嚴明)		嚴	明
simp. (严明)		严	明

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yánmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jim⁴ ming⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): giâm-bêng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yánmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yánmíng
  - Wade–Giles: yen²-ming²
  - Yale: yán-míng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yanming
  - Palladius: яньмин (janʹmin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn³⁵ miŋ³⁵/
  - Homophones:
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    嚴明 / 严明
    言明
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: jim⁴ ming⁴
  - Yale: yìhm mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jim⁴ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: yim⁴ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːm²¹ mɪŋ²¹/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen, Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: giâm-bêng
  - Tâi-lô: giâm-bîng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: giambeeng
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /ɡiam¹³⁻²² biɪŋ¹³/
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou, Xiamen): /ɡiam²⁴⁻²² biɪŋ²⁴/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /ɡiam²³⁻³³ biɪŋ²³/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /ɡiam²⁴⁻¹¹ biɪŋ²⁴/

Adjective

嚴明

strict and impartial

Verb

嚴明

to strictly enforce (discipline, laws, etc.)