冥 (míng) — (bound form) netherworld; underworld; (bound form) dark; obscure; deep; abstruse; (bound form) dull; stupid
Definition
A literary bound form: in 冥界/冥想 it means 'netherworld' or 'deep/dark' (of thought); in 冥顽 it means 'dull/obstinate'. Never used alone — it always combines with another character.
bound form
(bound form) netherworldunderworld(bound form) darkobscuredeepabstruse(bound form) dullstupid
Examples
- 冥。míng Jiè shì sǐ rén qù de dì fāng.The underworld is where the dead go.
- 。Tā měi tiān huā yì xiǎo shí míng xiǎng.He spends an hour every day in meditation.
- 。Tā zhè ge rén míng wán bù líng.This person is stubborn and dull.
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