光明

Chinese
light; ray; bright
 
clear; bright; to understand
clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty
simp. and trad.
(光明)		 光 明
anagram 明光

Pronunciation

Note:
  • kong-bêng - literary;
  • kng-bêng - vernacular.

    Noun

    光明

    1. light; illumination; brightness; brilliance

    Synonyms

    Adjective

    光明

    1. bright; shining
    2. (figurative, of future etc.) promising; bright
      前途光明  ―  qiántú guāngmíng  ―  bright future
    3. (figurative) open-hearted; frank; straightforward

    Synonyms
    • (bright):

    Antonyms

    Proper noun

    光明

    1. (～區) Guangming (a district of Shenzhen, Guangdong, China)
    2. (～社區) Guangming (a community in Chengzhong, Yingcheng, Xiaogan, Hubei, China)

    Derived terms

    Japanese
    Kanji in this term
    光 明
    こう
    Grade: 2    		 みょう
    Grade: 2
    on’yomi

    Noun

    光(こう)明(みょう) • (kōmyō) 

    1. light
    2. hope in adverse circumstances
      • 1923, 国枝史郎, 沙漠の古都:
        私(わたし)の胸(むね)へ光明(こうみょう)が一筋(ひとすじ)しらしらと白(しら)んで来(き)た。
        Watashi no mune e kōmyō ga hitosuji shirashira to shirande kita.
        A ray of hope began to grow stronger in my heart.

    Korean
    Hanja in this term
    光明

    Noun

    光明 • (gwangmyeong) (hangeul 광명)

    1. Hanja form? of 광명 (“light”).

    Vietnamese
    chữ Hán Nôm in this term
    光明

    Adjective

    光明

    1. chữ Hán form of quang minh (“open; bright; radiant; righteous; magnanimous”).
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