Ming
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Ming is a common personal name among Chinese people
, Vietnamese people
, and Korean people
. In pinyin, it is written Míng, in romanized Vietnamese, it is written as Minh
, and in Korean it is pronounced Myeong. Directly translated as "enlightenment", the Chinese character
is a conjunction of the words sun (日) and moon (月), representing light, and therefore enlightenment. It may also mean:
Chinese people
The term Chinese people may refer to any of the following:*People with Han Chinese ethnicity ....
, Vietnamese people
Vietnamese people
The Vietnamese people are an ethnic group originating from present-day northern Vietnam and southern China. They are the majority ethnic group of Vietnam, comprising 86% of the population as of the 1999 census, and are officially known as Kinh to distinguish them from other ethnic groups in Vietnam...
, and Korean people
Korean people
The Korean people are an ethnic group originating in the Korean peninsula and Manchuria. Koreans are one of the most ethnically and linguistically homogeneous groups in the world.-Names:...
. In pinyin, it is written Míng, in romanized Vietnamese, it is written as Minh
Minh
Minh is a common first and middle name among Vietnamese people. It is derived from the Chinese name Ming , which directly translates to "bright"....
, and in Korean it is pronounced Myeong. Directly translated as "enlightenment", the Chinese character
Chinese character
Chinese characters are logograms used in the writing of Chinese and Japanese , less frequently Korean , formerly Vietnamese , or other languages...
is a conjunction of the words sun (日) and moon (月), representing light, and therefore enlightenment. It may also mean:
People
- Ming TsaiMing TsaiMing Tsai is a Chinese-American fusion cuisine chef, restaurateur, and Emmy Award-winning television personality.Tsai currently hosts Ming's Quest, a cooking show featured on the Fine Living Network, and Simply Ming on American Public Television...
, a celebrity chef - Ming-NaMing-NaMing-Na is a Macanese-born American actress. She has been credited with and without her family name, but most credits since the late 1990s have been without it...
(born 1963), an American actress - Yan Pei MingYan Pei-MingYan Pei-Ming is a Chinese painter born in 1960 in Shanghai. Since 1982 he has lived in Dijon, France. His most famous paintings are "epic-sized" portraits of Mao Zedong worked out in black and white or red and white...
(born 1960), a Chinese born painter - Yao MingYao MingYao Ming is a retired Chinese professional basketball player who last played for the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association...
, professional NBA player from China - Ho Chi MinhHo Chi MinhHồ Chí Minh , born Nguyễn Sinh Cung and also known as Nguyễn Ái Quốc, was a Vietnamese Marxist-Leninist revolutionary leader who was prime minister and president of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam...
, Vietnamese leader - Ngoc MinhNgoc MinhNgoc Minh was a Chinese Qin Dynasty poet, well known for the poem "Islands of the Immortals" , on the reputedly existing islands, which were said to give eternal life...
, a Vietnamese poet - William Robert MingWilliam Robert MingWilliam Robert Ming, Jr. was an American lawyer, attorney with the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and law professor at University of Chicago Law School and Howard University School of Law. He is best remembered for being a member of the Brown v...
, American civil rights lawyer - MingMingMing is a common personal name among Chinese people, Vietnamese people, and Korean people. In pinyin, it is written Míng, in romanized Vietnamese, it is written as Minh, and in Korean it is pronounced Myeong...
, Aaron Albano an American Writer/Producer/DJ/Remixer - The Scottish name MenziesMenziesMenzies is a Scottish surname probably derived, like its Gaelic form Méinnearach, from the Norman name Mesnières.The name is historically pronounced , since the was a surrogate for the letter . Today it is often given its spelling pronunciation...
is correctly pronounced ˈmɪŋɪs , and a shortened form is "Ming" (because the letter typed 'z' is actually the letter yoghYoghThe letter yogh , was used in Middle English and Older Scots, representing y and various velar phonemes. It was derived from the Old English form of the letter g.In Middle English writing, tailed z came to be indistinguishable from yogh....
, which is still used in the 27-letter Scottish alphabet; but typewriters throughout the UK only use 26):- Robert MenziesRobert MenziesSir Robert Gordon Menzies, , Australian politician, was the 12th and longest-serving Prime Minister of Australia....
(nicknamed "Ming"), an Australian Prime Minister (using the pronunciation "Men-zeez" for his surname) - British politician Menzies CampbellMenzies CampbellSir Walter Menzies "Ming" Campbell, CBE, QC, MP is a British Liberal Democrat politician and advocate, and a retired sprinter. He is the Member of Parliament for North East Fife, and was the Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 2 March 2006 until 15 October 2007.Campbell held the British record...
(using the pronunciation "MING-iss") is often called "Ming"
- Robert Menzies
- Luke 'Ming' FlanaganLuke 'Ming' FlanaganLuke 'Ming' Flanagan is an Irish independent politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency at the 2011 general election. He was previously a county councillor and Mayor of County Roscommon...
, the Irish TDTeachta DálaA Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
, cannabis and pro-turf cutting legalisation campaigner, who takes his name from his resemblance to the fictional Ming the Merciless - Norman Walsh, nickname for the Rhodesian and Zimbabwean air marshal
- Ming the MercilessMing the MercilessMing the Merciless is a fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934. He has since been the main villain of the strip and its related movie serials, TV shows and film adaptation.- First appearance :...
, is a fictional character who first appeared in the Flash Gordon comic strip in 1934.
Chinese Emperors
- Ming DynastyMing DynastyThe Ming Dynasty, also Empire of the Great Ming, was the ruling dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644, following the collapse of the Mongol-led Yuan Dynasty. The Ming, "one of the greatest eras of orderly government and social stability in human history", was the last dynasty in China ruled by ethnic...
, the ruling dynasty in China from 1368 to 1644 - Emperor Ming of HanEmperor Ming of HanEmperor Ming of Han, , was second emperor of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.He was the second son of Emperor Guangwu. It was during Emperor Ming's reign that Buddhism began to spread into China. One night, he is said to have dreamed of a golden man or golden men...
(28-75) - Emperor Ming of Wei (205-239), see Cao RuiCao RuiCao Rui , formally known as Emperor Ming of Wei, was the second emperor of the state of Cao Wei during the Three Kingdoms period of Chinese history. He was a son of Cao Wei's first emperor Cao Pi according to Liu Song dynasty historian, Pei Songzhi, but was a son of Yuan Xi according to modern...
- Emperor Ming of Zhao (274 - 333), see Shi LeShi LeShi Le , courtesy name Shilong , formally Emperor Ming of Zhao , was the founding emperor of the Chinese/Jie state Later Zhao...
- Emperor Ming of JinEmperor Ming of JinEmperor Ming of Jin , personal name Sima Shao , courtesy name Daoji , was an emperor of the Eastern Jin Dynasty...
(299 - 325) - Emperor Ming of Liu SongEmperor Ming of Liu SongEmperor Ming of Liu Song , personal name Liu Yu , courtesy name Xiubing , nickname Rongqi , was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Liu Song...
(439 - 472) - Emperor Ming of Southern QiEmperor Ming of Southern QiEmperor Ming of Southern Qi , personal name Xiao Luan , courtesy name Jingqi , nickname Xuandu , was an emperor of the Chinese dynasty Southern Qi...
(452 - 498) - Emperor Ming of Northern ZhouEmperor Ming of Northern ZhouEmperor Ming of Northern Zhou , personal name Yuwen Yu , nickname Tongwantu , was an emperor of the Chinese/Xianbei dynasty Northern Zhou, although at the start of his reign he used the alternative title "Heavenly Prince" . He was made emperor after his younger brother Emperor Xiaomin was deposed...
(534 - 560)
Other uses
- Ming (typefaces), a common category of typefaces for printing Chinese characters
- Ming class submarine, a class of diesel-electric submarines built by China
- Motorola MINGMotorola MINGThe Motorola MING is a series of smartphone mobile phones from Motorola, sold in Hong Kong only. It is one of the series in the 4LTR line.-A1200i:The A1200 came in December 2005...
, a smartphone released by Motorola - Ming libraryMing libraryMing is a C library for creating Adobe Flash files. It is often packaged as a PHP module that allows for the dynamic generation of Flash animations...
, a C library with dynamic language bindings for creating Adobe Flash (.swf) files - Ming-Ming Duckling, a character from Wonder Pets
- MingMing of HarlemMing was a young tiger, approximately 2 years old, who lived in an apartment on the 5th floor of a large living complex in Harlem, New York in 2003.His owner, Antoine Yates had several pets in his home, both normal and exotic...
, a tiger who lived in a New York apartment - Ming (clam)Ming (clam)right|thumb|upright|One [[valve |valve]] of the shell of Ming, a clam estimated to be 405-410 years oldMing is the nickname given to a specimen of an ocean quahog clam, Arctica islandica, family Veneridae, and is the oldest living animal ever discovered.Judging by the annual growth rings on the...
is an individual clam, claimed to be the oldest living animal ever discovered - Minger/minging is British slang for a very unattractive person, generally female, or a distasteful situation or occurrence
- ImminghamImminghamImmingham is a town in North East Lincolnshire, located on the south bank of the Humber Estuary...
, a town in North East LincolnshireNorth East LincolnshireNorth East Lincolnshire is a unitary authority in the Yorkshire and the Humber region of England, bordering the unitary authority of North Lincolnshire and the administrative county of Lincolnshire...
often known as "Ming" or "Ming-Ming"
- Ming: Beanie Babie Panda! Hehe