名: name; famous

名 míng

noun | verb | measure word
: name; noun (part of speech)
: place (e.g. among winners)
: famous; measure word for people

Kun Reading

名 | な na

noun
: name; given name
: title
: fame; renown; reputation
: pretext; pretense; justification; appearance

名のる | なのる nanoru

godan vern with ru ending | intransitive verb
: to call oneself (name, label, etc.); to give one’s name (as); to impersonate or claim (to be someone)

名字 ming2zi: name [みょうじ myouji OR 名前 | なまえ namae]

名詞[词] ming2ci2: noun [めいし meishi]

名單[单] ming2dan1: list (of names)

名牌 ming2pai2: branded goods

有名 you3ming2: famous [ゆうめい yuumei]

姓名 xing4ming2: full name [せいめい seimei]

報名 bao4ming2: enroll; register

聞[闻]名 wen2ming2: renowned

聞名於世 [闻名于世] wen2 ming2 yu2 shi4: world-famous

著名 zhu4ming2: famous [ちょめい chomei]

簽[签]名 qian1ming2: to sign/autograph

Japanese common word | expression | yojijukugo 四字熟語 | idiom | proverb
名声嘖嘖 | めいせいさくさく meisei sakusaku
: (yoji) highly renowned; on everybody’s lips; enjoying a high reputation

名声赫々 | めいせいかっかく meisei kakkaku OR めいせいかくかく meisei kakukaku
: (yoji) of great renown; highly illustrious; at the zenith of one’s fame

名字帯刀 | みょうじたいとう myouji taitou
: (yoji) the right to bear a surname and to wear a sword (during the Edo period)

金言名句 | きんげんめいく kingen meiku
: (yoji) golden (wise) saying; aphorism; maxim

名を上げる | なをあげる naoageru
: to gain fame; to make one’s name

人は一代名は末代 | ひとはいちだいなはまつだい
hito wa ichidai na wa matsudai
: Worthy men shall be remembered

他人の名を騙って | たにんのなをかたって tanin no na okatatte
: under a false name

弱き者よ汝の名は女也 | よわきものよなんじのなはおんななり
yowaki mono yo nanji no na wa onna nari
: Frailty, thy name is woman

名の無い星は宵から出る | なのないほしはよいからでる
na no nai hoshi wa yoikara deru
: (proverb) the worst goes foremost; those one eagerly await will not arrive first

Chinese expression | chengyu 成語 | idiom | proverb
名花有主 ming2 hua1 you3 zhu3
: girl is already taken

大名鼎鼎 da4 ming2 ding3 ding3
: grand reputation; renowned; famous

爭名奪利 [争名夺利] zheng1 ming2 duo2 li4
: to fight for fame, grab profit; scrambling for fame and wealth; only interested in personal gain

一文不名 yi1 wen2 bu4 ming2: to be penniless

揚名四海 [扬名四海] yang2 ming2 si4 hai3
: known throughout the country; world-famous

身敗名裂 [身败名裂] shen1 bai4 ming2 lie4
: to lose one’s standing; to have one’s reputation swept away; a complete defeat and fall from grace

冒名頂替 [冒名顶替] mao4 ming2 ding3 ti4
: to assume sb’s name and take his place; to impersonate; to pose under a false name

慕名而來 [慕名而来] mu4 ming2 er2 lai2
: to come to a place on account of its reputation; attracted to visit a famous location

久仰大名 jiu3 yang3 da4 ming2
: I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time

久慕盛名 jiu3 mu4 sheng4 ming2
: I’ve admired your reputation for a long time. I’ve been looking forward to meeting you. It’s an honor to meet you at last.

名師出高徒 ming2 shi1 chu1 gao1 tu2
: A famous teacher trains a fine student. A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.

聞名不如見面 [闻名不如见面] wen2 ming2 bu4 ru2 jian4 mian4
: knowing sb by their reputation can’t compare to meeting them in person

名不正言不順 [名不正言不顺] ming2 bu5 zheng4 yan2 bu5 shun4
: 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

人怕出名豬怕肥 [人怕出名猪怕肥] ren2 pa4 chu1 ming2 zhu1 pa4 fei2
: lit. people fear getting famous like pigs fear fattening up (for the slaughter); fig. fame has its price

行不更名，坐不改姓 xing2 bu4 geng1 ming2, zuo4 bu4 gai3 xing4
: I am who I am (and I’m not ashamed); fig. to be proud of one’s name and stand by one’s actions