明晃晃 (míng huǎng huǎng) — gleaming; shining; dazzlingly bright

Definition

A vivid reduplicated adjective (AABB form) meaning 'gleaming, dazzlingly bright' — used predicatively with 的. It emphasizes the strong, almost blinding shine of metal, light, or reflective surfaces.

bound form
gleamingshiningdazzlingly bright

Examples

  • 明晃晃，。
    Nà bǎ dāo míng huǎng huǎng de, ràng rén hài pà.
    That knife is gleaming, making people scared.
  • 明晃晃，。
    Yáng guāng xià de xuě dì míng huǎng huǎng de, fēi cháng cì yǎn.
    The snowfield under the sunlight is shining, very dazzling.
  • 明晃晃。
    Tā shǒu lǐ ná zhe yì bǎ míng huǎng huǎng de bǎo jiàn.
    He is holding a gleaming sword in his hand.

Origin

Derived word
构词法gòucífǎ
后缀hòuzhuìSuffix

A fixed syllable at the end that turns the word into a noun, a person, a place or the like.

明míngbright
晃晃shimmering
晃huàngshine晃huàngshine
重叠Reduplication

明 gives brightness, and 晃晃 adds a shimmering gleam.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

明 combines 日 (sun) and 月 (moon), showing the sun just rising while the moon has not yet set, or two bright objects in the sky, to express brightness.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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