# 天明
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): tiānmíng
    (Zhuyin): ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): tin$^1$ ming$^4$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: tiānmíng
*** Zhuyin: ㄊㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: tianmíng
*** Wade–Giles: tʻien$^1$-ming$^2$
*** Yale: tyān-míng
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tianming
*** Palladius: тяньмин (tjanʹmin)
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: tin$^1$ ming$^4$
*** Yale: tīn mìhng
*** Cantonese Pinyin: tin$^1$ ming$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: tin$^1$ ming$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /tʰiːn⁵⁵ mɪŋ²¹/

### Verb

天明
* to break (of dawn)
    From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14th century CE
    Shā dào tiānmíng, Zhāng Liáng, Zhāng Bǎo yǐn bàicán jūnshì, duólù ér zǒu. [Pinyin]
    The battle continued until dawn. Zhang Liang and Zhang Bao, with a group of flying rebels, found a way of escape.
    From: Anonymous poem quoted in《芝峰類說》, 1614
    Jung jo dong ji suk, cheonmyeong gak ja bi. Insaeng yeog yeocha, hapil nu cheom ui. [Sino-Korean]
    A flock of birds sleep on the same branch, but dawn breaks and they fly away on their own. Life is like this; why should your tears wet my robes?

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 天亮, 天明 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 天亮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 天亮 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 天亮 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 天明, 明天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 天明 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 天明, 天亮 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 天亮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 天亮 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 天亮, 天光 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 天亮 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 天亮 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 天光, 皓 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 天皓, 皓 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 天皓, 皓, 天光 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 天皓 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 天敲 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Maoming (Xinpo) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 天光 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 天光 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 天光 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 天光 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天光 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Wengyuan | 天光 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 天光 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 天光 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 天光 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Changting | 天光 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 天光 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 天豁 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Shijiao) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 天光 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 天光 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 天亮 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 天亮, 天明 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 天光 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 天光 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen (Tong'an) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Anxi | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Dongshan | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 天光 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chaoyang) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Puning | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 天光 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 天光 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 天光 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 天光 |
| Central Min | Yong'an | 天光 |
| Central Min | Sanming (Shaxian) | 天光 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 天光 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 天亮 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 天亮 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 天亮 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 天亮, 天亮頭 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 天光 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 天亮 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 天光, 天亮 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 天光 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 天光 |

#### Descendants

* → Japanese: 天明(てんめい) (tenmei)
* → Korean: 천명(天明) (cheonmyeong)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 天 | 明 |
| てん Grade: 1 | めい Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* IPA: [tẽ̞mːe̞ː]

### Noun

天(てん)明(めい) • (tenmei)
* daybreak

#### Synonyms

* 夜明(よあ)け (yoake)

### Proper noun

天(てん)明(めい) • (Tenmei)
* the Tenmei era, 1781-1789

#### See also

* 安永(あんえい) (An'ei) (era preceding Tenmei)
* 寛政(かんせい) (Kansei) (era following Tenmei)

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 天 | 明 |

### Noun

天明 • (cheonmyeong) (hangeul 천명)
* hanja form of 천명