"昭昭" meaning in Chinese

See 昭昭 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/ Chinese transliterations: zhāozhāo [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ [Mandarin, bopomofo], zhāozhāo [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], jhaojhao [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], chao¹-chao¹ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], jāu-jāu [Mandarin, Yale, standard], jaujau [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], чжаочжао [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], čžaočžao [Mandarin, Palladius, standard]
Head templates: {{head|zh|adjective}} 昭昭
  1. (literary) bright; brilliant Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-昭昭-zh-adj-~C2xqZoV Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 4
  2. (literary) understanding; enlightened Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-昭昭-zh-adj-PjE0aSOk Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 47 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 48 48 4
  3. (literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent Tags: literary
    Sense id: en-昭昭-zh-adj-4~V8YhXa Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 38 43 19
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: 以其昏昏,使人昭昭 (yǐqíhūnhūn, shǐrénzhāozhāo), 昭昭天命 (zhāozhāo tiānmìng)
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        "(literary) bright; brilliant"
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          "ref": " Tao Te Ching, 4ᵗʰ century BCE",
          "roman": "Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn.",
          "tags": [
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          ],
          "text": "沌沌兮,俗人昭昭,我獨若昏。",
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          "roman": "Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn.",
          "tags": [
            "Pinyin"
          ],
          "text": "沌沌兮,俗人昭昭,我独若昏。",
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      "glosses": [
        "understanding; enlightened"
      ],
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        ],
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        "(literary) understanding; enlightened"
      ],
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    },
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      "glosses": [
        "clear; obvious; notable; prominent"
      ],
      "id": "en-昭昭-zh-adj-4~V8YhXa",
      "links": [
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        ],
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        ],
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          "notable",
          "notable"
        ],
        [
          "prominent",
          "prominent"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent"
      ],
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        "literary"
      ]
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  ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāozhāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāozhāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhaojhao"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao¹-chao¹"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jāu-jāu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jaujau"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаочжао"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaočžao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "昭昭"
}
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      "roman": "yǐqíhūnhūn, shǐrénzhāozhāo",
      "word": "以其昏昏,使人昭昭"
    },
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      "roman": "zhāozhāo tiānmìng",
      "word": "昭昭天命"
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        "bright; brilliant"
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        "(literary) bright; brilliant"
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          "roman": "Dùndùn xī, súrén zhāozhāo, wǒ dú ruò hūn.",
          "tags": [
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          "text": "沌沌兮,俗人昭昭,我獨若昏。",
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          ],
          "text": "沌沌兮,俗人昭昭,我独若昏。",
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        "(literary) understanding; enlightened"
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        "(literary) clear; obvious; notable; prominent"
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāozhāo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ"
    },
    {
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin",
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      ],
      "zh-pron": "zhāozhāo"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄓㄠ ㄓㄠ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jhaojhao"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "chao¹-chao¹"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jāu-jāu"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "jaujau"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "чжаочжао"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "čžaočžao"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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    {
      "ipa": "/ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "昭昭"
}

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