釋名

Chinese

		explain; to release	name; fame; to describe name; fame; to describe; place
trad. (釋名)		釋	名
simp. (释名)		释	名

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Shìmíng

(Zhuyin): ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): sik¹ ming⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Shìmíng
  - Zhuyin: ㄕˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Shìhmíng
  - Wade–Giles: Shih⁴-ming²
  - Yale: Shr̀-míng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Shyhming
  - Palladius: Шимин (Šimin)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂʐ̩⁵¹ miŋ³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: sik¹ ming⁴
  - Yale: sīk mìhng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: sik⁷ ming⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: xig¹ ming⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɪk̚⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

Proper noun

釋名

the Shiming ("Explanation of Names", an early Chinese dictionary)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (釋名):

→ Korean: 석명(釋名) (seongmyeong)

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