Chinese Word Entry
伯明翰| Mandarin (Zhuyin): | ㄅㄛˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄢˋ |
| Mandarin (Pinyin): | Bó míng hàn |
| Cantonese (Jyutping): | baak3 ming4 hon6 |
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Chinese characters used in this word
| 伯 | chief, count, earl, uncle, Brazil, older brother, father's elder brother, senior male 'sire', feudal rank 'count' |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄅㄛˊ (bó), ㄅㄞˇ (bǎi), ㄅㄚˋ (bà), ㄇㄛˋ (mò) |
| Cantonese: | baak3 |
| Japanese: | ハク (haku)、 ハ (ha) / おさ (osa)、 はたがしら (hatagashira) |
| Korean: | 백 (baeg), 패 (pae) |
| Vietnamese: | bá |
Variants
| Semantic variant form: | 霸 |
| 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 |
| 翰 | letter, writing brush, pen, pencil |
Readings
| Mandarin: | ㄏㄢˋ (hàn) |
| Cantonese: | hon6 |
| Japanese: | カン (kan) / はね (hane)、 ふで (fude)、 やまどり (yamadori)、 ふみ (fumi) |
| Korean: | 한 (han) |
| Vietnamese: | hàn |