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míngzhūàntóu to cast pearls before swine (idiom)
not to get proper recognition for one's talents

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        míngbai, clear/obvious/unequivocal/to understand/to realize
        míngtiān, tomorrow
        zhèngmíng, [證明], proof/certificate/identification/testimonial/CL:個|个[gè]/to prove/to testify/to c...
        cōngming, [聰明], intelligent/clever/bright/smart/acute (of sight and hearing)
        míngxiǎn, [明顯], clear/distinct/obvious
        shuōmíng, [說明], to explain/to illustrate/to indicate/to show/to prove/explanation/directions/cap...
        míngxīng, star/celebrity
        Míng/míng, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644)/surname Ming/Ming (c. 2000 BC), fourth of the legendary...
        sānmíngzhì, sandwich (loanword)/CL:個|个[gè]
        biǎomíng, to make clear/to make known/to state clearly/to indicate/known
        fāmíng, [發明], to invent/an invention/CL:個|个[gè]
        míngzǎo, tomorrow morning/tomorrow
        
        shēngmíng, [聲明], to state/to declare/statement/declaration/CL:項|项[xiàng],份[fèn]
        míngnián, next year
        míngzhì, sensible/wise/judicious/sagacious
        míngquè, [明確], clear-cut/definite/explicit/to clarify/to specify/to make definite
        guāngmíng, light/radiance/(fig.) bright (prospects etc)/openhearted
        míngmíng, obviously/plainly/undoubtedly/definitely
        wénmíng, civilized/civilization/culture/CL:個|个[gè]
        bùmíng, not clear/unknown/to fail to understand
        límíng, dawn/daybreak
        chámíng, to investigate and find out/to ascertain
        
        tòumíng, transparent/open (non-secretive)
        míngxìnpiàn, postcard
        jīngmíng, astute/shrewd
        Gāomíng/gāomíng, Gaoming district of Foshan city 佛山市[Fó shān shì], Guangdong, brilliant/superior/...
        míngliǎo, [明瞭], to understand clearly/to be clear about/plain/clear/also written 明瞭|明了[míng liǎo...
        shīmíng, to lose one's eyesight/to become blind/blindness
        Běnjiémíng, [本傑明], Benjamin (person name)
        míngrì, tomorrow
        míngliàng, bright/shining/glittering/to become clear
        míngzhī, to be fully aware of/to know perfectly well
        shénmíng, deities/gods
        zhǐmíng, to show clearly/to designate/to indicate
        fēnmíng, clear/distinct/evidently/clearly
        guāngmíngzhèngdà, (of a person) honorable/not devious/(of a behavior) fair and aboveboard/without ...
        míngmèi, bright and beautiful
        shuōmíngshū, [說明書], (technical) manual/(book of) directions/synopsis (of a play or film)/specificati...
        zìzuòcōngmíng, [自作聰明], to think oneself clever (idiom)
        xiǎocōngming, [小聰明], clever-clever/clever in trivial matters/sharp but petty-minded
        fāmíngjiā, [發明家], inventor
        xiānmíng, [鮮明], bright/clear-cut/distinct
        zhàomíng, lighting/illumination
        xiàluòbùmíng, unaccounted/unknown whereabouts
        míngbǎizhe, [明擺著], evident/clear/undoubted
        mínglǎng, bright/clear/obvious/forthright/open-minded/bright and cheerful
        Míngnísūdá, [明尼蘇達], Minnesota, USA
        shēnmíng, to declare/to aver/to state formally
        
        Míngnísūdázhōu, [明尼蘇達州], Minnesota
        
        míngzi, see 松明[sōng míng]
        
        kāimíng, [開明], enlightened/open-minded/enlightenment
        yīngmíng, wise/brilliant
        
        cōngmingcáizhì, [聰明才智], intelligence and wisdom
        biāomíng, [標明], to mark/to indicate
        míngzhìzhījǔ, [明智之舉], sensible act
        Hǎimíngwēi, Ernest Hemingway (1899-1961), American novelist and journalist
        zhèngmíngshū, [證明書], certificate
怀         Huáiémíngzhōu, [懷俄明州], Wyoming, US state
        zhùmíng, to clearly indicate
        
        zìzhīzhīmíng, knowing oneself (idiom)/self-knowledge
        zhèngdàguāngmíng, just and honorable
        
        Bómínghàn, Birmingham
        
        míngyuè, bright moon/refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark/CL:輪|轮[lú...
        chǎnmíng, [闡明], to elucidate/to explain clearly/to expound
        
        ānfēitāmíng, amphetamine (loanword)
        
        
        míngmùzhāngdǎn, [明目張膽], openly and without fear/brazenly
        
        
        
        jiǎngmíng, [講明], to explain
        Míngníābōlìsī, Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota
        
        cōngminglínglì, [聰明伶俐], clever and quick-witted
        
        zhàomíngdàn, [照明彈], flare/star shell
        
        Míngjìng/míngjìng, [明鏡], Der Spiegel, mirror (as a metaphor for sth beautiful, bright and flat -- such as...
        bùyánzìmíng, self-evident; needing no explanation (idiom)
        guāngmínglěiluò, open and candid (idiom); straightforward and upright
        
        Míngzhì, Meiji, Japanese era name, corresponding to the reign (1868-1912) of the Meiji em...
        tiānmíng, dawn/daybreak
        fāmíngzhě, [發明者], inventor
        
        zhǎngshàngmíngzhū, lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
        
        
        xiānjiànzhīmíng, [先見之明], foresight
        mínghuǒ, flame/open fire
        míngxī, clear/well-defined/limpid
        Míngcháo/míngzhāo, Ming Dynasty (1368-1644), tomorrow morning/the following morning
        láilìbùmíng, [來歷不明], of unknown origin
        
        
        
        
        
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        míngwénguīdìng, [明文規定], expressly stipulated (in writing)
        míngxì, [明細], clear and detailed/definite/details (are as follows:)
        
        
        
        jiǎnmíngèyào, [簡明扼要], brief and to the point (idiom)/succinct
        liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
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        míngbiànshìfēi, to distinguish right and wrong (idiom)
        míngr, [明兒], (coll.) tomorrow/one of these days/some day
        bùmíngbùbái, obscure/dubious/shady
        yánmíng, [嚴明], strict and impartial/firm
        míngzhū, pearl/jewel (of great value)
        
        tànmíng, to ascertain/to verify
        
        cōngmíngfǎnbèicōngmíngwù, [聰明反被聰明誤], a clever person may become the victim of his own ingenuity (idiom); cleverness m...
        fāmíngrén, [發明人], inventor
        Míngsīkè, Minsk, capital of Belarus
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        láilùbùmíng, [來路不明], unidentified origin/no-one knows where it comes from/of dubious background
        
        
        
        Míngdài, the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
        
        YáoMíng, Yao Ming (1980-), retired Chinese basketball player, played for CBA Shanghai Sha...
        tòumíngdù, transparency/(policy of) openness
        
        
        Āmíng, Al-Amin
        
        
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        tòumíngjiāo, [透明膠], Scotch tape
        míngzhébǎoshēn, a wise man looks after his own hide (idiom)/to put one's own safety before matte...
        
        mínglǐ, sensible/reasonable/an obvious reason, truth or fact/to understand the reason or...
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        mínghuǎnghuǎng, shining/bright
        xiǎnmíng, [顯明], to reveal, make known
        
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        pànmíng, to distinguish/to ascertain
        
        
        mínglìng, to decree
        míngzhīgùfàn, deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime
        mòmíngqímiào, variant of 莫名其妙[mò míng qí miào]
        míngzhèng, [明證], clear proof
        shēngmíngshū, [聲明書], statement
        
        míngmǎ, [明碼], non-secret code (such as Morse code, Chinese telegraph code, ASCII etc)/plaintex...
        xiánmíng, [賢明], wise and capable/sagacious
        míngfán, [明礬], alum
        
        
        
        
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        míngrìhuánghuā, [明日黃花], lit. chrysanthemums after the Double Ninth Festival (idiom)/fig. outdated/thing ...
        kǒngmíngdēng, [孔明燈], sky lantern (miniature hot-air balloon used during festivals)
        
        
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        jiǎnmíng, [簡明], simple and clear/concise
        
        míngwén, to state in writing (laws, rules etc)
        
        tōngmíng, brightly lit
        Qīngmíng/qīngmíng, Qingming or Pure Brightness, 5th of the 24 solar terms 二十四節氣|二十四节气[èr shí sì jié...
        
        
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        Sānmíng, Sanming prefecture level city in Fujian
        JīngWèifēnmíng, [涇渭分明], as rivers Jing and Wei separate clearly (idiom)/to be entirely different
        
        HúZhìmíng, Ho Chi Minh (1890-1969), former Vietnamese leader/see also 胡志明市[Hú Zhì míng Shì]
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        qǐmíngxīng, [啟明星], (astronomy) Venus
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        shēnmíngdàyì, [深明大義], to have a high notion of one's duty/to be highly principled
        jīngmíngnénggàn, [精明能幹], able and efficient
        
        míngshì, to state explicitly/to clearly indicate
        
        míngchù, [明處], clear place/out in the open
        míngyù, simile
        
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        HúZhìmíngShì, Ho Chi Minh City a.k.a. Saigon, Vietnam
        yànmíng, [驗明], to ascertain/to identify/to verify (sb's identity etc)
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        ěrcōngmùmíng, [耳聰目明], sharp ears and keen eyes (idiom)/keen and alert/perceptive
        
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        diǎnmíng, [點明], to point out
        
        
        
        
        
        yánmíng, to state clearly
        
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        míngcháqiūháo, lit. seeing clearly the downy feathers of autumn (idiom, from Mencius)/fig. perc...
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        qízhìxiānmíng, [旗幟鮮明], to show one's colors/to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
        míngxiā, [明蝦], prawn
        
        míngchè, clear/limpid
        
        
        
        Dōngmíng, [東明], Dongming county in Heze 菏澤|菏泽[Hé zé], Shandong
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        míngxìbiǎo, [明細表], schedule/subsidiary ledger/a detailed list
        
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        Duōmíngníjiā, Dominica/Dominican Republic (Tw)
        
        
        
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        Kūnmíng, Kunming prefecture-level city and capital of Yunnan province in southwest China
        
        
        
        
        míngyǎnrén, perspicacious person/sb with a discerning eye/sighted person (as opposed to blin...
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        fèngruòshénmíng, to honor sb as a God (idiom); to revere/to worship/to deify/to make a holy cow o...
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        ShèngDuōmínggè, [聖多明各], Santo Domingo, capital of the Dominican Republic
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        àizēngfēnmíng, [愛憎分明], to make a clear difference between what one likes and what one hates/to have wel...
        chūnguāngmíngmèi, lovely spring sunshine
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        fúlāmínggē, flamenco (loanword)
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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        míngjiāo, [明膠], gelatin
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        zhūbǎo, [珠寶], pearls/jewels/precious stones
        zhēnzhū, pearl/CL:顆|颗[kē]
        zhū, bead/pearl/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
        zhūzi, pearl/bead/CL:粒[lì],顆|颗[kē]
        
        yǎnzhū, one's eyes/eyeball
        Hǎizhū, Haizhu district of Guangzhou city 廣州市|广州市[Guǎng zhōu shì], Guangdong
        
        
        
        ZhēnzhūGǎng, Pearl Harbor (Hawaii)
        ZhūmùlǎngmǎFēng, [珠穆朗瑪峰], Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)/Mt Everest/Nepalese: Sagarmatha
        
        
        
        yuánzhūbǐ, [圓珠筆], ballpoint pen/CL:支[zhī],枝[zhī]
        
        
        niànzhū, prayer beads/rosary/rosary beads/CL:串[chuàn]
        
        
        zhǎngshàngmíngzhū, lit. a pearl in the palm (idiom)/fig. beloved person (esp. daughter)
        
        
        
        hànzhū, beads of sweat
        míngzhū, pearl/jewel (of great value)
        gǔnzhū, [滾珠], bearing ball
        lùzhū, dewdrop
        
        
        Zhūfēng, abbr. for 珠穆朗瑪峰|珠穆朗玛峰, Mt Chomolungma or Qomolangma (Tibetan)/Mt Everest/Nepales...
        
        gāngzhū, [鋼珠], steel ball/bearing ball
        miàoyǔliánzhū, [妙語連珠], sparkling with wit (idiom)
        lèizhū, [淚珠], a teardrop
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        zhūliánbìhé, [珠聯璧合], string of pearl and jade (idiom); ideal combination/perfect pair
        
        yúmùhùnzhū, [魚目混珠], to pass off fish eyes for pearls/to pass off fake products as genuine (idiom)
        liánzhūpào, [連珠砲], barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)
        
        
        Zhūjiāng, Pearl River (Guangdong)
        
        
        liánzhū, [連珠], joined as a string of pearls/in rapid succession/alignment/Renju, a Japanese gam...
        
        shuǐzhū, droplet/dewdrop
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        Qīlóngzhū, [七龍珠], Dragon Ball, Japanese manga and anime series
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
        

        hēiàn, dark/darkly/darkness
        àn, [晻]/[闇], variant of 暗[àn], dark/gloomy/hidden/secret/muddled/obscure/in the dark, to clos...
        ànshì, to hint/to suggest/suggestion/hint
        ànshā, [暗殺], to assassinate
        ànhào, [暗號], secret signal (sign)/countersign/password
        yīnàn, [陰暗], dim/dark/overcast/darkness/shadow/(fig.) dismal/gloomy/somber/murky/shadowy (sid...
        ànzhōng, in the dark/in secret/on the sly/surreptitiously
        ànsuàn, to plot against
        ànyǔ, [暗語], code word
        àndìli, [暗地裡], secretly/inwardly/on the sly
        ànjiāo, submerged reef (rock)
        ànchù, [暗處], secret place
        ànyǐng, shadow/umbra
        
        huīàn, dull gray/drab/murky
        hūnàn, dusky
        yīnànmiàn, [陰暗面], the dark side (of society etc)
        àndàn, dark/dim (light)/dull (color)/drab/(fig.) gloomy/bleak
        ànyù, metaphor
        àncáng, to hide/to conceal
        
        ànzì, inwardly/to oneself/secretly
        ànàn, secretly/inwardly
        ànjiàn, attack by a hidden enemy/a stab in the back
        
        ànshì, darkroom
        liǔànhuāmíng, lit. the willow trees make the shade, the flowers give the light (idiom); at one...
        yōuàn, gloom
        
        àndùChéncāng, [暗渡陳倉], lit. secretly crossing the Wei River 渭河[Wèi Hé] at Chencang (idiom, refers to a ...
        míngzhēngàndòu, [明爭暗鬥], to fight openly and maneuver covertly (idiom)
        ànxiǎng, think to oneself
        huìàn, dark and gloomy
        
        ànhán, to imply/to suggest/to connote/implicit
        
        àncháo, undercurrent
        
访         ànfǎng, [暗訪], to make secret inquiries/to investigate in secret
        ànliú, undercurrent
        
        ànxiāng, camera bellows/camera obscura
        ànhài, to kill secretly/to stab in the back
        ànhé, magazine/cassette
        
        
        
        ànxiào, laugh in (up) one's sleeve/snigger/snicker
        
        ànqì, concealed weapon
        ànbǎo, bunker
        ànchāng, unlicensed (unregistered) prostitute
        ànmèi, obscure/remaining unenlightened

        tóupiào, to vote/vote
        tóu, to cast/to send/to throw oneself (into the river etc)/to seek refuge/to place on...
        tóuzī, [投資], investment/to invest
        tóurù, to throw into/to put into/to throw oneself into/to participate in/to invest in/a...
        tóuxiáng, to surrender/surrender
        tóusù, [投訴], complaint/to complain/to register a complaint (esp. as a customer)
        
        tóushǒu, thrower/pitcher/bowler
        tóulán, [投籃], to shoot for the basket (basketball)
        tóuzīzhě, [投資者], investor
稿         tóugǎo, to submit articles for publication/to contribute (writing)
        zǒutóuwúlù, [走投無路], to be at an impasse (idiom)/in a tight spot/at the end of one's rope/desperate
        tóufàng, to input/to throw in/to unload/to put into circulation
        tóuzīrén, [投資人], investor
        tóukào, to rely on help from sb
        tóushēn, to throw oneself into sth
        
        tóubiāo, [投標], to bid/to make a tender
        tóuzhì, [投擲], to throw sth a long distance/to hurl/to throw at/to throw (dice etc)/to flip (a ...
        tóujī, [投機], to speculate (on financial markets)/opportunistic/congenial/agreeable
        tóubǎo, to take out insurance/to insure
        tóupiàoquán, [投票權], suffrage/right to vote
        tóutāi, to be reincarnated
        xiāngtóu, agreeing with one another/congenial
        tóudàn, [投彈], to throw an explosive charge/to bomb
        tóushè, to throw (a projectile)/to cast (light)
        tóubèn, to seek shelter/to seek asylum
        kōngtóu, air drop/to drop supplies by air
        tóuyuán, [投緣], to be kindred spirits/to hit it off
        tóupiàozhàn, polling station (for a vote)
        tóudì, [投遞], to deliver
        tóuyǐng, to project/a projection
        tóuchéng, [投誠], to defect/to surrender/to capitulate
        tóujīqǔqiǎo, [投機取巧], to seize every opportunity/to be full of tricks
        tóuàn, to surrender to the authorities/to turn oneself in (for a crime)
        qíngtóuyìhé, to have an affinity with each other (idiom)/to find each other congenial
        wǔtǐtóudì, [五體投地], to prostrate oneself in admiration (idiom); to adulate sb
        tóuyǐngyí, [投影儀], projector
        tóujīzhě, [投機者], speculator
        
        
        
        jǔshǒutóuzú, [舉手投足], one's every movement (idiom)/comportment/gestures
        huàbùtóujī, [話不投機], the conversation is disagreeable (idiom)
宿         tóusù, to lodge/to stay (for the night)
        
        tóutáobàolǐ, [投桃報李], toss a peach, get back a plum (idiom); to return a favor/to exchange gifts/Scrat...
        tóudìyuán, [投遞員], courier/mailman
        tóuzhòng, to hit the target with one's throw/(basketball) to score
        tóuzījiā, [投資家], investor
        
        
        tóushíwènlù, [投石問路], lit. to toss a stone to find out what's ahead (idiom)/fig. to test the waters
        tóupiàoxiāng, ballot box
        tóuchǎn, [投產], to put into production/to put into operation
        tóupiàolǜ, proportion of vote/turnout in election
        
        
        
        tóukǎo, to sign up for an examination/to apply for admission (to a university etc)/to ap...
        tóuqísuǒhào, to adapt to sb's taste/to fit sb's fancy
        
        
        tóudí, [投敵], to go over to the enemy/to defect
        tóushēng, reborn (of departed spirit)/to be reincarnated/to leave home for a new life
        

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