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

Définition

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)

Exemples

  • 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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