| Simplified | Traditional | Pinyin | English |
|---|---|---|---|
| 名 | 名 | míng | - name - noun (part of speech) - place (e.g. among winners) - famous - classifier for people |
| 乳名 | 乳名 | rǔmíng | - pet name for a child - infant name |
| 享名 | 享名 | xiǎngmíng | - to enjoy a reputation |
| 人名 | 人名 | rénmíng | - personal name |
| 令名 | 令名 | lìngmíng | - good name - reputation |
| 佚名 | 佚名 | yìmíng | - anonymous (author) |
| 俗名 | 俗名 | súmíng | - common name |
| 假名 | 假名 | jiǎmíng | - false name - pseudonym - alias - pen name - the Japanese kana scripts - hiragana 平假名 and katakana 片假名 |
| 传名 | 傳名 | chuánmíng | - spreading fame |
| 具名 | 具名 | jùmíng | - to sign - to put one's name to |
| 冒名 | 冒名 | màomíng | - an impostor - to impersonate |
| 出名 | 出名 | chūmíng | - well-known for sth - to become well known - to make one's mark |
| 刑名 | 刑名 | xíngmíng | - criminal law (abbr. for pre-Han legalist school 刑名之学) - name of crime |
| 别名 | 別名 | biémíng | - alias - alternative name |
| 功名 | 功名 | gōngmíng | - scholarly honor (in imperial exams) - rank - achievement - fame - glory |
| 化名 | 化名 | huàmíng | - to use an alias - assumed name - pseudonym |
| 匿名 | 匿名 | nìmíng | - anonymous |
| 原名 | 原名 | yuánmíng | - original name |
| 又名 | 又名 | yòumíng | - also known as - alternative name - to also be called |
| 取名 | 取名 | qǔmíng | - to name - to be named - to christen - to seek fame |
| 同名 | 同名 | tóngmíng | - of the same name - homonymous - self-titled (album) |
| 名下 | 名下 | míngxià | - under sb's name |
| 名人 | 名人 | míngrén | - personage - celebrity |
| 名伶 | 名伶 | mínglíng | - famous actor or actress (Chinese opera) |
| 名位 | 名位 | míngwèi | - fame and position - official rank |
| 名作 | 名作 | míngzuò | - masterpiece - famous work |
| 名优 | 名優 | míngyōu | - excellent quality - outstanding (product) - abbr. for 名牌優質|名牌优质 - (old) famous actor or actress |
| 名儿 | 名兒 | míngr | - name - fame |
| 名册 | 名冊 | míngcè | - roll (of names) - register - CL:本[ben3] |
| 名分 | 名分 | míngfèn | - a person's status |
| 名列 | 名列 | míngliè | - to rank (number 1, or third last etc) - to be among (those who are in a particular group) |
| 名利 | 名利 | mínglì | - fame and profit |
| 名刺 | 名刺 | míngcì | - visiting card - name card |
| 名胜 | 名勝 | míngshèng | - a place famous for its scenery or historical relics - scenic spot - CL:處|处[chu4] |
| 名句 | 名句 | míngjù | - famous saying - celebrated phrase |
| 名叫 | 名叫 | míngjiào | - called - named |
| 名单 | 名單 | míngdān | - list (of names) |
| 名嘴 | 名嘴 | míngzuǐ | - popular TV or radio host |
| 名城 | 名城 | míngchéng | - famous city |
| 名堂 | 名堂 | míngtang | - variety - result - reason |
| 名士 | 名士 | míngshì | - famous scholar - worthy - celebrity, esp. distinguished literary person having no official post |
| 名妓 | 名妓 | míngjì | - famous courtesan |
| 名媛 | 名媛 | míngyuán | - young lady of note - debutante |
| 名字 | 名字 | míngzi | - name (of a person or thing) - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 名学 | 名學 | míngxué | - (archaic term) logic |
| 名家 | 名家 | Míngjiā | - School of Logicians of the Warring States Period (475-220 BC), also called the School of Names |
| 名家 | 名家 | míngjiā | - renowned expert - master (of an art or craft) |
| 名实 | 名實 | míngshí | - name and reality - whether reality lives up to its reputation |
| 名将 | 名將 | míngjiàng | - famous general |
| 名山 | 名山 | Míngshān | - famous mountain - Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 名帖 | 名帖 | míngtiě | - name card - business card |
| 名师 | 名師 | míngshī | - famous master - great teacher |
| 名手 | 名手 | míngshǒu | - master - famous artist or sportsman |
| 名数 | 名數 | míngshù | - (grammar) number plus classifier - household (in census) |
| 名曲 | 名曲 | míngqǔ | - famous song - well-known piece of music |
| 名望 | 名望 | míngwàng | - renown - prestige |
| 名校 | 名校 | míngxiào | - famous school |
| 名模 | 名模 | míngmó | - top model |
| 名次 | 名次 | míngcì | - position in a ranking of names - place - rank |
| 名气 | 名氣 | míngqì | - reputation - fame |
| 名流 | 名流 | míngliú | - gentry - celebrities |
| 名源 | 名源 | míngyuán | - origin of names - etymology |
| 名为 | 名為 | míngwéi | - to be called - to be known as |
| 名爵 | 名爵 | Míngjué | - MG Motor (car manufacturer) |
| 名片 | 名片 | míngpiàn | - (business) card |
| 名牌 | 名牌 | míngpái | - famous brand |
| 名状 | 名狀 | míngzhuàng | - to express - to describe |
| 名产 | 名產 | míngchǎn | - staple - name-brand product |
| 名画 | 名畫 | mínghuà | - famous painting |
| 名目 | 名目 | míngmù | - name of an item - fame |
| 名相 | 名相 | míngxiàng | - famous prime minister (in ancient China) - names and appearances (Buddhism) |
| 名称 | 名稱 | míngchēng | - name (of a thing) - name (of an organization) |
| 名节 | 名節 | míngjié | - reputation and integrity |
| 名篇 | 名篇 | míngpiān | - famous piece of writing |
| 名签 | 名籤 | míngqiān | - name tag |
| 名义 | 名義 | míngyì | - name - titular - nominal - in name - ostensible purpose |
| 名闻 | 名聞 | míngwén | - famous - of good reputation |
| 名声 | 名聲 | míngshēng | - reputation |
| 名臣 | 名臣 | míngchén | - important official or statesman (in feudal China) |
| 名菜 | 名菜 | míngcài | - famous dishes - specialty dishes |
| 名著 | 名著 | míngzhù | - masterpiece |
| 名号 | 名號 | mínghào | - name - good reputation - title |
| 名角 | 名角 | míngjué | - famous actor |
| 名言 | 名言 | míngyán | - saying - famous remark |
| 名词 | 名詞 | míngcí | - noun |
| 名讳 | 名諱 | mínghuì | - taboo name (e.g. of emperor) |
| 名誉 | 名譽 | míngyù | - fame - reputation - honor - honorary - emeritus (of retired professor) |
| 名贵 | 名貴 | míngguì | - famous and valuable - rare - precious |
| 名酒 | 名酒 | míngjiǔ | - a famous wine |
| 名医 | 名醫 | míngyī | - famous doctor |
| 名衔 | 名銜 | míngxián | - rank - title |
| 名录 | 名錄 | mínglù | - directory |
| 名表 | 名錶 | míngbiǎo | - famous watch (i.e. expensive brand of wristwatch) |
| 名门 | 名門 | míngmén | - famous family - prestigious house |
| 名间 | 名間 | Míngjiān | - Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan |
| 名额 | 名額 | míngé | - quota - number of places - place (in an institution, a group etc) |
| 命名 | 命名 | mìngmíng | - to give a name to - to dub - to christen - to designate - named after - naming |
| 品名 | 品名 | pǐnmíng | - name of product - brand name |
| 唱名 | 唱名 | chàngmíng | - solfege |
| 问名 | 問名 | wènmíng | - to enquire, according to custom, after the name and horoscope of intended bride - one of a set of six traditional marriage protocols (六禮|六礼), in which name as well as date and time of birth (for horoscope) are formally requested of the prospective bride's family |
| 国名 | 國名 | guómíng | - name of country |
| 地名 | 地名 | dìmíng | - place name - toponym |
| 埋名 | 埋名 | máimíng | - to conceal one's identity - to live incognito |
| 域名 | 域名 | yùmíng | - domain name |
| 报名 | 報名 | bàomíng | - to sign up - to enter one's name - to apply - to register - to enroll - to enlist |
| 大名 | 大名 | Dàmíng | - Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 大名 | 大名 | dàmíng | - great name - your distinguished name - one's formal personal name |
| 奶名 | 奶名 | nǎimíng | - pet name for a child - infant name |
| 姓名 | 姓名 | xìngmíng | - name and surname - CL:個|个[ge4] |
| 威名 | 威名 | wēimíng | - fame for fighting prowess - military glory |
| 学名 | 學名 | xuémíng | - scientific name - Latin name (of plant or animal) - (according to an old system of nomenclature) on entering school life, a formal personal name given to new students |
| 官名 | 官名 | guānmíng | - name of job in Imperial bureaucracy - official position |
| 寄名 | 寄名 | jìmíng | - adopted name - to take a name (of one's adoptive family) |
| 专名 | 專名 | zhuānmíng | - proper noun |
| 小名 | 小名 | xiǎomíng | - pet name for a child - childhood name |
| 得名 | 得名 | démíng | - to get one's name - named (after sth) |
| 恶名 | 惡名 | èmíng | - bad name - evil reputation |
| 慕名 | 慕名 | mùmíng | - to admire sb's reputation - to seek out famous person or location |
| 应名 | 應名 | yīngmíng | - nominally - in name only |
| 成名 | 成名 | chéngmíng | - to make one's name - to become famous |
| 指名 | 指名 | zhǐmíng | - to mention by name - to designate - designated |
| 排名 | 排名 | páimíng | - ranking - ordered list - to rank nth out of 100 - to be placed - roll of honor |
| 提名 | 提名 | tímíng | - to nominate |
| 扬名 | 揚名 | yángmíng | - to become famous - to become notorious |
| 改名 | 改名 | gǎimíng | - to change one's name |
| 星名 | 星名 | xīngmíng | - star name |
| 更名 | 更名 | gēngmíng | - to change name |
| 书名 | 書名 | shūmíng | - name of a book - reputation as calligrapher |
| 有名 | 有名 | yǒumíng | - famous - well-known |
| 未名 | 未名 | wèimíng | - unnamed - unidentified |
| 正名 | 正名 | zhèngmíng | - official name - proper title - to attain a formal title |
| 法名 | 法名 | fǎmíng | - name in religion (of Buddhist or Daoist within monastery) - same as 法號|法号[fa3 hao4] |
| 混名 | 混名 | hùnmíng | - nickname |
| 无名 | 無名 | wúmíng | - nameless - obscure |
| 片名 | 片名 | piānmíng | - movie title |
| 盛名 | 盛名 | shèngmíng | - famous reputation |
| 知名 | 知名 | zhīmíng | - well-known - famous |
| 科名 | 科名 | kēmíng | - rank obtained in the imperial examinations - scholarly honors |
| 空名 | 空名 | kōngmíng | - vacuous reputation - name without substance - in name only - so-called |
| 笔名 | 筆名 | bǐmíng | - pen name - pseudonym |
| 签名 | 簽名 | qiānmíng | - to sign (one's name with a pen etc) - to autograph - signature |
| 糊名 | 糊名 | húmíng | - (old) to seal an examinee's name on the examination paper to prevent fraud |
| 县名 | 縣名 | xiànmíng | - name of county |
| 罪名 | 罪名 | zuìmíng | - criminal charge - accusation |
| 署名 | 署名 | shǔmíng | - to sign (a signature) |
| 骂名 | 罵名 | màmíng | - infamy - blackened name |
| 美名 | 美名 | měimíng | - good name or reputation |
| 闻名 | 聞名 | wénmíng | - well-known - famous - renowned - eminent |
| 联名 | 聯名 | liánmíng | - jointly (signed, declared, sponsored) |
| 声名 | 聲名 | shēngmíng | - reputation - declaration |
| 旧名 | 舊名 | jiùmíng | - former name |
| 花名 | 花名 | huāmíng | - name of a person on the household register (old) - name on a roster - professional name of a prostitute - pseudonym - nickname |
| 英名 | 英名 | yīngmíng | - illustrious name - legendary reputation |
| 茂名 | 茂名 | Màomíng | - Maoming prefecture level city in Guangdong |
| 莫名 | 莫名 | mòmíng | - indescribable - ineffable |
| 万名 | 萬名 | wànmíng | - all names |
| 著名 | 著名 | zhùmíng | - famous - noted - well-known - celebrated |
| 艺名 | 藝名 | yìmíng | - stage name (of an actor or actress) |
| 虚名 | 虛名 | xūmíng | - false reputation |
| 讳名 | 諱名 | huìmíng | - taboo name - name of deceased |
| 译名 | 譯名 | yìmíng | - translated names - transliteration |
| 起名 | 起名 | qǐmíng | - to name - to christen - to take a name |
| 通名 | 通名 | tōngmíng | - common noun - generic term - to introduce oneself |
| 释名 | 釋名 | Shìmíng | - "Shiming", late Han dictionary, containing 1502 entries, using puns on the pronunciation of headwords to explain their meaning |
| 重名 | 重名 | zhòngmíng | - renowned - a great name |
| 除名 | 除名 | chúmíng | - to strike off (the rolls) - to remove from a list - to expunge - to expel |
| 音名 | 音名 | yīnmíng | - name of pitch (e.g. C, D, E or do, re, mi) |
| 头名 | 頭名 | tóumíng | - first place - leader (of a race) |
| 题名 | 題名 | tímíng | - autograph - to sign one's name |
| 驰名 | 馳名 | chímíng | - famous |
| 高名 | 高名 | gāomíng | - renown - fame |
| 点名 | 點名 | diǎnmíng | - roll call - to mention sb by name - (to call or praise or criticize sb) by name |
| 齐名 | 齊名 | qímíng | - equally famous |
| 不名数 | 不名數 | bùmíngshù | - abstract number |
| 不名誉 | 不名譽 | bùmíngyù | - disreputable - disgraceful |
| 不记名 | 不記名 | bùjìmíng | - see 無記名|无记名[wu2 ji4 ming2] |
| 中间名 | 中間名 | zhōngjiānmíng | - middle name - second given name |
| 主机名 | 主機名 | zhǔjīmíng | - hostname (of a networked computer) |
| 二名法 | 二名法 | èrmíngfǎ | - binomial nomenclature (taxonomy) - same as 雙名法|双名法[shuang1 ming2 fa3] |
| 代名词 | 代名詞 | dàimíngcí | - pronoun - synonym - byword |
| 动名词 | 動名詞 | dòngmíngcí | - gerund |
| 名人录 | 名人錄 | míngrénlù | - record of famous men - anthology of biographies |
| 名利场 | 名利場 | Mínglìchǎng | - Vanity Fair (novel and magazine title) |
| 名古屋 | 名古屋 | Mínggǔwū | - Nagoya, city in Japan |
| 名山县 | 名山縣 | Míngshānxiàn | - Mingshan county in Ya'an 雅安[Ya3 an1], Sichuan |
| 名画家 | 名畫家 | mínghuàjiā | - famous painter |
| 名称权 | 名稱權 | míngchēngquán | - copyright - rights to a trademark |
| 名义上 | 名義上 | míngyìshàng | - nominally |
| 名角儿 | 名角兒 | míngjuér | - erhua variant of 名角[ming2 jue2] |
| 名量词 | 名量詞 | míngliàngcí | - nominal classifier (in Chinese grammar) - measure word applying mainly to nouns |
| 名间乡 | 名間鄉 | Míngjiānxiāng | - Mingjian or Mingchien township in Nantou county 南投縣|南投县[Nan2 tou2 xian4], central Taiwan |
| 命名日 | 命名日 | mìngmíngrì | - name day (tradition of celebrating a given name on a certain day of the year) |
| 命名法 | 命名法 | mìngmíngfǎ | - nomenclature |
| 报名表 | 報名表 | bàomíngbiǎo | - application form - registration form - CL:張|张[zhang1] |
| 报名费 | 報名費 | bàomíngfèi | - registration fee |
| 大名县 | 大名縣 | Dàmíngxiàn | - Daming county in Handan 邯鄲|邯郸[Han2 dan1], Hebei |
| 实名制 | 實名制 | shímíngzhì | - system for identifying users (on a rail network, the Internet etc) |
| 专名词 | 專名詞 | zhuānmíngcí | - proper noun |
| 平假名 | 平假名 | píngjiǎmíng | - hiragana (Japanese script) |
| 恶名儿 | 惡名兒 | èmíngr | - erhua variant of 惡名|恶名[e4 ming2] |
| 应名儿 | 應名兒 | yīngmíngr | - erhua variant of 應名|应名[ying1 ming2] |
| 成名作 | 成名作 | chéngmíngzuò | - work that makes one's name |
| 戴名世 | 戴名世 | DàiMíngshì | - Dai Mingshi (1653-1713), early Qing writer |
| 排名榜 | 排名榜 | páimíngbǎng | - ranking - ordered list - top 20 - roll of honor - to come nth out of 100 |
| 排名表 | 排名表 | páimíngbiǎo | - league table - roll of honor |
| 书名号 | 書名號 | shūmínghào | - Chinese guillemet 《》(punct. used for names of books etc) |
| 未命名 | 未命名 | wèimìngmíng | - untitled - unnamed - no name - nameless - unknown name |
| 毒草名 | 毒草名 | dúcǎomíng | - hemlock |
| 混名儿 | 混名兒 | hùnmíngr | - erhua variant of 混名[hun4 ming2] |
| 无名指 | 無名指 | wúmíngzhǐ | - ring finger |
| 无名氏 | 無名氏 | wúmíngshì | - anonymous (e.g. author, donor etc) |
| 无记名 | 無記名 | wújìmíng | - (of a document) not bearing a name - unregistered (financial securities etc) - bearer (bond) - secret (ballot etc) - anonymous - unattributed (remarks) - (of a check) payable to the bearer |
| 片假名 | 片假名 | piànjiǎmíng | - katakana (Japanese script) |
| 用户名 | 用戶名 | yònghùmíng | - username - user ID |
| 登记名 | 登記名 | dēngjìmíng | - to register one's name - account name (on a computer) |
| 知名度 | 知名度 | zhīmíngdù | - reputation - profile - familiarity in the public consciousness |
| 茂名市 | 茂名市 | Màomíngshì | - Maoming prefecture level city in Guangdong province |
| 起名儿 | 起名兒 | qǐmíngr | - erhua variant of 起名[qi3 ming2] |
| 双名法 | 雙名法 | shuāngmíngfǎ | - binomial nomenclature (taxonomy) |
| 黑名单 | 黑名單 | hēimíngdān | - blacklist - list of proscribed people (books etc) |
| 点名册 | 點名冊 | diǎnmíngcè | - register of names - attendance roll book |
| 一文不名 | 一文不名 | yīwénbùmíng | - to be penniless |
| 不可名状 | 不可名狀 | bùkěmíngzhuàng | - indescribable - beyond description |
| 不名一文 | 不名一文 | bùmíngyīwén | - without a penny to one's name - penniless - stony-broke |
| 世界知名 | 世界知名 | shìjièzhīmíng | - world famous |
| 世界闻名 | 世界聞名 | shìjièwénmíng | - world famous |
| 久仰大名 | 久仰大名 | jiǔyǎngdàmíng | - I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom) |
| 久慕盛名 | 久慕盛名 | jiǔmùshèngmíng | - I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you. - It's an honor to meet you at last. |
| 久闻大名 | 久聞大名 | jiǔwéndàmíng | - your name has been known to me for a long time (polite) |
| 久负盛名 | 久負盛名 | jiǔfùshèngmíng | - seasoned - honed to perfection over centuries - special reserve |
| 五大名山 | 五大名山 | WǔdàMíngshān | - Five Sacred Mountains of the Daoists, namely: Mt Tai 泰山[Tai4 Shan1] in Shandong, Mt Hua 華山|华山[Hua4 Shan1] in Shaanxi, Mt Heng 衡山[Heng2 Shan1] in Hunan, Mt Heng 恆山|恒山[Heng2 Shan1] in Shanxi, Mt Song 嵩山[Song1 Shan1] in Henan |
| 以本人名 | 以本人名 | yǐběnrénmíng | - under one's own name - named after oneself |
| 候补名单 | 候補名單 | hòubǔmíngdān | - waiting list |
| 冒名顶替 | 冒名頂替 | màomíngdǐngtì | - to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate - to pose under a false name |
| 刑名之学 | 刑名之學 | xíngmíngzhīxué | - criminal law, pre-Han legalist school |
| 功名利禄 | 功名利祿 | gōngmínglìlù | - position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune |
| 功成名就 | 功成名就 | gōngchéngmíngjiù | - to win success and recognition (idiom) |
| 受洗命名 | 受洗命名 | shòuxǐmìngmíng | - to be christened |
| 可数名词 | 可數名詞 | kěshǔmíngcí | - countable noun (in grammar of European languages) |
| 同名同姓 | 同名同姓 | tóngmíngtóngxìng | - having same given name and family name |
| 名不副实 | 名不副實 | míngbùfùshí | - the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact - Reality does not live up to the name. - Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out. |
| 名不符实 | 名不符實 | míngbùfúshí | - the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation |
| 名不虚传 | 名不虛傳 | míngbùxūchuán | - lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation - enjoys a well-deserved reputation |
| 名列前茅 | 名列前茅 | mínglièqiánmáo | - to rank among the best |
| 名利双收 | 名利雙收 | mínglìshuāngshōu | - both fame and fortune (idiom) - both virtue and reward |
| 名副其实 | 名副其實 | míngfùqíshí | - not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom) |
| 名胜古迹 | 名勝古跡 | míngshènggǔjì | - historical sites and scenic spots |
| 名噪一时 | 名噪一時 | míngzàoyīshí | - to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity |
| 名垂青史 | 名垂青史 | míngchuíqīngshǐ | - lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory |
| 名存实亡 | 名存實亡 | míngcúnshíwáng | - the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom) |
| 名山大川 | 名山大川 | Míngshāndàchuān | - famous mountains and great rivers |
| 名从主人 | 名從主人 | míngcóngzhǔrén | - named after (the original owner) |
| 名扬四海 | 名揚四海 | míngyángsìhǎi | - to become known far and wide (idiom) - famous |
| 名正言顺 | 名正言順 | míngzhèngyánshùn | - right and proper - authoritative and fair - (modified from Confucian Analects) with the right title (or reputation), the words carry weight |
| 名满天下 | 名滿天下 | míngmǎntiānxià | - world famous |
| 名目繁多 | 名目繁多 | míngmùfánduō | - names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description |
| 名称标签 | 名稱標籤 | míngchēngbiāoqiān | - name tag |
| 名义价值 | 名義價值 | míngyìjiàzhí | - nominal value |
| 名义账户 | 名義賬戶 | míngyìzhànghù | - nominal bank account |
| 名花有主 | 名花有主 | mínghuāyǒuzhǔ | - the girl is already taken (idiom) |
| 名落孙山 | 名落孫山 | míngluòSūnShān | - lit. to fall behind Sun Shan 孫山|孙山[Sun1 Shan1] (who came last in the imperial examination) (idiom) - fig. to fail an exam - to fall behind (in a competition) |
| 名誉博士 | 名譽博士 | míngyùbóshì | - honorary doctorate - Doctor Honoris Causae |
| 名誉学位 | 名譽學位 | míngyùxuéwèi | - honorary degree - academic degree Honoris Causa |
| 名誉扫地 | 名譽掃地 | míngyùsǎodì | - to be thoroughly discredited - to fall into disrepute |
| 名重识暗 | 名重識暗 | míngzhòngshíàn | - of great reputation but shallow in knowledge (idiom) |
| 名录服务 | 名錄服務 | mínglùfúwù | - name service |
| 名门望族 | 名門望族 | míngménwàngzú | - offspring a famous family (idiom); good breeding - blue blood |
| 名缰利锁 | 名韁利鎖 | míngjiānglìsuǒ | - lit. fettered by fame and locked up by riches (idiom); tied down by reputation and wealth - the victim of one's own success |
| 名驰遐迩 | 名馳遐邇 | míngchíxiáěr | - To have one's fame spread far and wide. (idiom) |
| 命名作业 | 命名作業 | mìngmíngzuòyè | - naming task |
| 命名系统 | 命名系統 | mìngmíngxìtǒng | - system of nomenclature |
| 四大名著 | 四大名著 | sìdàmíngzhù | - the Four Classic Novels of Chinese literature, namely: A Dream of Red Mansions 紅樓夢|红楼梦[Hong2 lou2 Meng4], Romance of Three Kingdoms 三國演義|三国演义[San1 guo2 Yan3 yi4], Water Margin 水滸傳|水浒传[Shui3 hu3 Zhuan4], Journey to the West 西遊記|西游记[Xi1 you2 Ji4] |
| 因父之名 | 因父之名 | yīnFùzhīMíng | - in the Name of the Father (in Christian worship) |
| 固有名词 | 固有名詞 | gùyǒumíngcí | - proper noun |
| 域名抢注 | 域名搶注 | yùmíngqiǎngzhù | - cybersquatting - domain squatting |
| 域名注册 | 域名註冊 | yùmíngzhùcè | - domain name registration |
| 大名鼎鼎 | 大名鼎鼎 | dàmíngdǐngdǐng | - grand reputation - renowned - famous |
| 实至名归 | 實至名歸 | shízhìmíngguī | - fame follows merit (idiom) |
| 专有名词 | 專有名詞 | zhuānyǒumíngcí | - proper noun |
| 对证命名 | 對證命名 | duìzhèngmìngmíng | - confrontation naming |
| 巧立名目 | 巧立名目 | qiǎolìmíngmù | - to fabricate excuses (idiom) - to concoct various items (e.g. to pad an expense account) |
| 师出有名 | 師出有名 | shīchūyǒumíng | - lit. to have sufficient reason to send troops (idiom) - to do something with good reason - to have just cause |
| 师出无名 | 師出無名 | shīchūwúmíng | - lit. to go to war without just cause (idiom) - to act without justification |
| 徒拥虚名 | 徒擁虛名 | túyōngxūmíng | - to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom) |
| 徒有其名 | 徒有其名 | túyǒuqímíng | - with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
| 徒有虚名 | 徒有虛名 | túyǒuxūmíng | - with an undeserved reputation (idiom); unwarranted fame - nowhere near as good as he's made out to be |
| 征名责实 | 徵名責實 | zhēngmíngzéshí | - to seek out the real nature based on the name (idiom); to judge sth at face value |
| 恢复名誉 | 恢復名譽 | huīfùmíngyù | - to rehabilitate - to regain one's good name |
| 恶名昭彰 | 惡名昭彰 | èmíngzhāozhāng | - infamous - notorious |
| 恶名昭著 | 惡名昭著 | èmíngzhāozhù | - notorious (idiom) - infamous |
| 慕名而来 | 慕名而來 | mùmíngérlái | - to come to a place on account of its reputation (idiom); attracted to visit a famous location |
| 打响名号 | 打響名號 | dǎxiǎngmínghào | - to become well-known |
| 指令名字 | 指令名字 | zhǐlìngmíngzì | - command name |
| 排列名次 | 排列名次 | páilièmíngcì | - league table - ordered list |
| 扬名四海 | 揚名四海 | yángmíngsìhǎi | - known throughout the country (idiom); world-famous |
| 普通名词 | 普通名詞 | pǔtōngmíngcí | - common noun (grammar) |
| 有名亡实 | 有名亡實 | yǒumíngwángshí | - lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name - nominal |
| 有名无实 | 有名無實 | yǒumíngwúshí | - lit. has a name but no reality (idiom); exists only in name - nominal |
| 末名奖品 | 末名獎品 | mòmíngjiǎngpǐn | - booby prize - wooden spoon |
| 决选名单 | 決選名單 | juéxuǎnmíngdān | - short list |
| 沽名钓誉 | 沽名釣譽 | gūmíngdiàoyù | - to angle for fame (idiom) - to fish for compliments |
| 淡泊名利 | 淡泊名利 | dànbómínglì | - not caring about fame and fortune (idiom) - indifferent to worldly rewards |
| 无名小卒 | 無名小卒 | wúmíngxiǎozú | - lit. nameless soldier (idiom); an unknown - nonentity |
| 无名战死 | 無名戰死 | wúmíngzhànsǐ | - the unknown soldier (symbolizing war dead) |
| 无名英雄 | 無名英雄 | wúmíngyīngxióng | - unnamed hero |
| 争名夺利 | 爭名奪利 | zhēngmíngduólì | - to fight for fame, grab profit (idiom); scrambling for fame and wealth - only interested in personal gain |
| 相同名字 | 相同名字 | xiāngtóngmíngzì | - like-named - having the same name |
| 知名人士 | 知名人士 | zhīmíngrénshì | - public figure - celebrity |
| 社会名流 | 社會名流 | shèhuìmíngliú | - celebrity - public figure |
| 系出名门 | 系出名門 | xìchūmíngmén | - to come from a distinguished family |
| 美其名曰 | 美其名曰 | měiqímíngyuē | - to call by the glorified name of (idiom) |
| 闻名于世 | 聞名於世 | wénmíngyúshì | - world-famous |
| 闻名遐迩 | 聞名遐邇 | wénmíngxiáěr | - to be famous far and wide (idiom) |
| 声名大噪 | 聲名大噪 | shēngmíngdàzào | - to rise to fame |
| 声名大震 | 聲名大震 | shēngmíngdàzhèn | - to create a sensation |
| 声名狼藉 | 聲名狼藉 | shēngmínglángjí | - to have a bad reputation |
| 股东名册 | 股東名冊 | gǔdōngmíngcè | - register of shareholders |
| 臭名昭彰 | 臭名昭彰 | chòumíngzhāozhāng | - notorious for his misdeeds (idiom) - infamous |
| 臭名昭著 | 臭名昭著 | chòumíngzhāozhù | - notorious - infamous - egregious (bandits) |
| 臭名远扬 | 臭名遠揚 | chòumíngyuǎnyáng | - stinking reputation - notorious far and wide |
| 至理名言 | 至理名言 | zhìlǐmíngyán | - wise saying - words of wisdom |
| 举世闻名 | 舉世聞名 | jǔshìwénmíng | - world-famous (idiom) |
| 莫可名状 | 莫可名狀 | mòkěmíngzhuàng | - indescribable (joy) - inexpressible (pleasure) |
| 莫名其妙 | 莫名其妙 | mòmíngqímiào | - unfathomable mystery (idiom); subtle and ineffable - unable to make head or tail of it - boring (e.g. movie) |
| 身败名裂 | 身敗名裂 | shēnbàimíngliè | - to lose one's standing - to have one's reputation swept away - a complete defeat and fall from grace |
| 遐迩闻名 | 遐邇聞名 | xiáěrwénmíng | - famous everywhere |
| 违利赴名 | 違利赴名 | wéilìfùmíng | - to renounce profit and seek fame (idiom); to abandon greed for reputation - to choose fame over fortune |
| 金榜题名 | 金榜題名 | jīnbǎngtímíng | - to win top marks in the imperial examinations |
| 隐名埋姓 | 隱名埋姓 | yǐnmíngmáixìng | - to conceal one's identity - living incognito |
| 隐姓埋名 | 隱姓埋名 | yǐnxìngmáimíng | - to conceal one's identity - living incognito |
| 隐迹埋名 | 隱跡埋名 | yǐnjìmáimíng | - to live incognito |
| 集合名词 | 集合名詞 | jíhémíngcí | - collective noun (linguistics) |
| 顶名冒姓 | 頂名冒姓 | dǐngmíngmàoxìng | - to pretend to be sb else |
| 顾名思义 | 顧名思義 | gùmíngsīyì | - as the name implies |
| 点名羞辱 | 點名羞辱 | diǎnmíngxiūrǔ | - to attack publicly - to stage a denunciation campaign |
| 鼎鼎大名 | 鼎鼎大名 | dǐngdǐngdàmíng | - famous - celebrated |
| 不可数名词 | 不可數名詞 | bùkěshǔmíngcí | - uncountable noun (in grammar of European languages) |
| 不名誉事物 | 不名譽事物 | bùmíngyùshìwù | - dishonor |
| 不记名投票 | 不記名投票 | bùjìmíngtóupiào | - secret ballot |
| 以人名命名 | 以人名命名 | yǐrénmíngmìngmíng | - to name sth after a person - named after - eponymous |
| 冒名顶替者 | 冒名頂替者 | màomíngdǐngtìzhě | - impersonator - impostor |
| 动物性名词 | 動物性名詞 | dòngwùxìngmíngcí | - animate noun |
| 名不见经传 | 名不見經傳 | míngbùjiànjīngzhuàn | - (lit.) name not encountered in the classics - unknown (person) - nobody |
| 名师出高徒 | 名師出高徒 | míngshīchūgāotú | - A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors. |
| 域名服务器 | 域名服務器 | yùmíngfúwùqì | - domain name server |
| 无名战士墓 | 無名戰士墓 | wúmíngzhànshìmù | - Tomb of the Unknown Soldier |
| 无名烈士墓 | 無名烈士墓 | wúmínglièshìmù | - tomb of the unknown soldier |
| 长子的名份 | 長子的名份 | zhǎngzǐdemíngfèn | - birthright |
| 关系代名词 | 關係代名詞 | guānxidàimíngcí | - relative pronoun |
| 名不正言不顺 | 名不正言不順 | míngbuzhèngyánbushùn | - unjustified and undeserving of such description - identity or status is unverified, or inconsistent in detail - unworthy of the title (or name), or reputation - no valid reason as justification - words without weight - cf 名正言順|名正言顺 |
| 名誉博士学位 | 名譽博士學位 | míngyùbóshìxuéwèi | - honorary doctorate - Doctor Honoris Causae |
| 四大佛教名山 | 四大佛教名山 | SìdàFójiàoMíngshān | - Four Sacred Mountains of Buddhism, namely: Mt Wutai 五臺山|五台山 in Shanxi, Mt Emei 峨眉山 in Sichuan, Mt Jiuhua 九華山|九华山 in Anhui, Mt Potala 普陀山 in Zhejiang |
| 闻名不如见面 | 聞名不如見面 | wénmíngbùrújiànmiàn | - knowing sb by their reputation can't compare to meeting them in person (idiom) |
| 非动物性名词 | 非動物性名詞 | fēidòngwùxìngmíngcí | - inanimate noun |
| 人怕出名猪怕壮 | 人怕出名豬怕壯 | rénpàchūmíngzhūpàzhuàng | - lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) - fig. fame has its price |
| 人怕出名猪怕肥 | 人怕出名豬怕肥 | rénpàchūmíngzhūpàféi | - lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter) - fig. fame has its price |
| 九寨沟风景名胜区 | 九寨溝風景名勝區 | JiǔzhàigōuFēngjǐngmíngshèngqū | - Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historical Interest Area, Sichuan |
| 行不改姓，坐不改名 | 行不改姓，坐不改名 | xíngbùgǎixìng,zuòbùgǎimíng | - see 行不更名，坐不改姓[xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2 , zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4] |
| 行不更名，坐不改姓 | 行不更名，坐不改姓 | xíngbùgēngmíng,zuòbùgǎixìng | - I am who I am (and I'm not ashamed) - fig. to be proud of one's name and stand by one's actions |
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