名曰 (míng yuē) — to be called, to be named (formal/literary)

Definition

Literary/archaic 'is called, is named', almost only seen in written Chinese, names, or stylized storytelling. Stronger and more formal than the neutral 叫 jiào.

verb

to be calledto be named (formal/literary)

Examples

，名曰。
Yǒu yì zhǒng qí shòu, míng yuē qí lín.
There is a strange beast called the qilin.
名曰。
Zhè ge gù shi de zhǔ rén gōng míng yuē zhāng sān.
The protagonist of this story is named Zhang San.
，名曰“”。
Tā men jiàn lì le yí gè zǔ zhī, míng yuē "shàn háng huì".
They established an organization called 'Good Deeds Society'.

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