美其名 in Chinese

IPA: /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA, standard], /mei̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Xiamen], /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Quanzhou], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² miã¹³/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Zhangzhou], /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Taipei], /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³⁻³³ miã²³/ [Hokkien, Kaohsiung, Min-Nan], /meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/, /mei̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/, /bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² miã¹³/, /bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/, /bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³⁻³³ miã²³/ Chinese transliterations: měiqímíng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo], mei⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Jyutping], bí-kî-miâ, měiqímíng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin, standard], ㄇㄟˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ [Mandarin, bopomofo, standard], měicímíng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin, standard], mei³-chʻi²-ming² [Mandarin, Wade-Giles, standard], měi-chí-míng [Mandarin, Yale, standard], meeichyiming [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin, standard], мэйцимин [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], mɛjcimin [Mandarin, Palladius, standard], méih kèih mìhng [Cantonese, Yale], mei⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Pinyin], méi⁵ kéi⁴ ming⁴ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], bí-kî-miâ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, POJ], bí-kî-miâ [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Tai-lo], by'kimiaa [Hokkien, Min-Nan, Phofsit-Daibuun] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 美其名

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      "zh-pron": "mei³-chʻi²-ming²"
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      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/"
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      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² miã¹³/"
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      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/"
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      "ipa": "/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³⁻³³ miã²³/"
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      "zh-pron": "mei³-chʻi²-ming²"
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        "Yale",
        "standard"
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        "Mandarin",
        "standard"
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        "Palladius",
        "standard"
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      "zh-pron": "мэйцимин"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius",
        "standard"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "mɛjcimin"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/",
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        "Sinological-IPA",
        "standard"
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        "Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "mei⁵ kei⁴ ming⁴"
    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "méi⁵ kéi⁴ ming⁴"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bí-kî-miâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "bí-kî-miâ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "by'kimiaa"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Quanzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² miã¹³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Zhangzhou"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Min-Nan",
        "Taipei"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³⁻³³ miã²³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Kaohsiung",
        "Min-Nan"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/meɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ miŋ³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/mei̯¹³ kʰei̯²¹ mɪŋ²¹/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ ki²⁴⁻²² miã²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki¹³⁻²² miã¹³/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁵³⁻⁴⁴ ki²⁴⁻¹¹ miã²⁴/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/bi⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ ki²³⁻³³ miã²³/"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "roman": "měiqímíngyuē",
      "word": "美其名曰"
    }
  ],
  "word": "美其名"
}

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"美其名" meaning in Chinese

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