Chinese Word Entry
施明德| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄕ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄜˊ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | Shī Míng dé |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | si1 ming4 dak1 |
| Definition: | Shih Ming-teh (1941-), Taiwanese politician, imprisoned 1962-1977 and 1980-1990 under the Guomindang, subsequently a leader of DPP 民進黨〔民进党〕, in 2006 led protests against Chen Shui-Bian 陳水扁〔陈水扁〕 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 施 | give, bestow, perform, alms, grant, act, name |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄕ (shī), ㄧˋ (yì), ㄕˇ (shǐ) |
| Cantonese: | ji6, si1 |
| Japanese: | シ (shi)、 セ (se)、 イ (i) / ほどこ.す (hodokosu)、 しく (shiku) |
| Korean: | 시 (si), 이 (i) |
| Vietnamese: | thi, thí, dị, thỉ |
| 明 | bright, light, brilliant, clear |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄇㄧㄥˊ (míng), ㄇㄥˋ (mèng) |
| Cantonese: | ming4 |
| Japanese: | メイ (mei)、 ミョウ (myou)、 ミン (min) / あ.かり (akari)、 あか.るい (akarui)、 あか.るむ (akarumu)、 あか.らむ (akaramu)、 あき.らか (akiraka)、 あ.ける (akeru)、 -あ.け (-ake)、 あ.く (aku)、 あ.くる (akuru)、 あ.かす (akasu) |
| Korean: | 명 (myeong) |
| Vietnamese: | minh |
| 德 | ethics, morality, virtue |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄉㄜˊ (dé) |
| Cantonese: | dak1 |
| Japanese: | トク (toku) / おしえ (oshie) |
| Korean: | 덕 (deog) |
| Vietnamese: | đức |