# 明朝
## Chinese
### Etymology 1

* 明朝 (Written Standard Chinese)
* 明朝 (Wu)
* 大明 (Cantonese)
* 明 (Classical)
* 明 (Gan)
* Mìn-chhèu (Hakka)
* Bêng-tiâu (Southern Min)

#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): Míngcháo
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ming$^4$ ciu$^4$
* Hakka (Sixian, PFS): Mìn-chhèu
* Eastern Min (BUC): Mìng-dièu
* Southern Min
    (Hokkien, POJ): Bêng-tiâu
    (Teochew, Peng'im): mêng$^5$ ciou$^5$ / mêng$^5$ ciao$^5$
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$min-tsau$_1$ / $^2$min-tsau$_1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: Míngcháo
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄔㄠˊ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: Míngcháo
*** Wade–Giles: Ming$^2$-chʻao$^2$
*** Yale: Míng-cháu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Mingchaur
*** Palladius: Минчао (Minčao)
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ming$^4$ ciu$^4$
*** Yale: mìhng chìuh
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ming$^4$ tsiu$^4$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ming$^4$ qiu$^4$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɪŋ²¹ t͡sʰiːu̯²¹/
* Hakka
** (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Neipu)
*** Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: Mìn-chhèu
*** Hakka Romanization System: min$^ˇ$ ceu$^ˇ$
*** Hagfa Pinyim: min$^2$ ceu$^2$
*** Sinological IPA: /min¹¹ t͡sʰeu̯¹¹/
* Eastern Min
** (Fuzhou)
*** Bàng-uâ-cê: Mìng-dièu
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ⁵³⁻³³ $^{(t-)}$nieu⁵³/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Bêng-tiâu
*** Tâi-lô: Bîng-tiâu
*** Phofsit Daibuun: bengdiaau
*** IPA (Xiamen): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻²² tiau²⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /biɪŋ¹³⁻²² tiau¹³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /biɪŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ tiau²⁴/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /biɪŋ²³⁻³³ tiau²³/
** (Teochew)
*** Peng'im: mêng$^5$ ciou$^5$ / mêng$^5$ ciao$^5$
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: mêng tshiôu / mêng tshiâu
*** Sinological IPA : /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiou⁵⁵/, /meŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ t͡sʰiau⁵⁵/
* mêng5 ciou5 - Chaozhou;
* mêng5 ciao5 - Shantou, Jieyang, Chaoyang.

#### Proper noun

明朝
* the Ming dynasty (1368-1644)
       Míngcháo hé Qīngcháo shì zhuànkè yìshù de liǎng duàn huángjīnshíqī. [Pinyin]
       The Ming and Qing dynasties were golden periods for the art of seal cutting.

##### Synonyms

* 明代 (Míngdài)
* 大明 (Dàmíng)

##### Descendants

* → Japanese: 明(みん)朝(ちょう) (minchō)
Others:
* Zhuang: Mingzciuz

##### See also

Dynasties (朝代) in Chinese history :
| Name | Time period | Divisions | Divisions |
| Xia 夏 (～朝, ～代) | 2070 – 1600 BCE | | |
| Shang 商 (～朝, ～代) 殷 (～朝, ～代) | 1600 – 1046 BCE | | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Western Zhou 西周 | |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Spring and Autumn period 春秋 |
| Zhou 周 (～朝, ～代) | 1046 – 256 BCE | Eastern Zhou 東周 / 东周 | Warring States period 戰國 / 战国 |
| Qin 秦 (～朝, ～代) | 221 – 206 BCE | | |
| Han 漢 / 汉 (～朝, ～代) | 206 BCE – 220 C.E. | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 | Western Han 西漢 / 西汉 |
| Xin 新 (～朝) ||
| Eastern Han 東漢 / 东汉 ||
| Three Kingdoms 三國 / 三国 | 220 – 280 C.E. | Wei 魏 | Wei 魏 |
| Shu Han 蜀漢 / 蜀汉 ||
| Wu 吳 / 吴 ||
| Jin 晉 / 晋 (～朝, ～代) | 265 – 420 C.E. | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 | Western Jin 西晉 / 西晋 |
| Eastern Jin 東晉 / 东晋 ||
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Wei 北魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Western Wei 西魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Eastern Wei 東魏 / 东魏 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Zhou 北周 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Northern dynasties 北朝 | Northern Qi 北齊 / 北齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liu Song 劉宋 / 刘宋 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Southern Qi 南齊 / 南齐 |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Liang 梁 (～朝, ～代) |
| Southern and Northern dynasties 南北朝 | 420 – 589 C.E. | Southern dynasties 南朝 | Chen 陳 / 陈 (～朝, ～代) |
| Sui 隋 (～朝, ～代) | 581 – 618 C.E. | | |
| Tang 唐 (～朝, ～代) | 618 – 907 C.E. | | |
| Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms 五代十國 / 五代十国 | 907 – 960 C.E. | | |
| Liao 遼 / 辽 (～朝, ～代) | 907 – 1125 C.E. | | |
| Song 宋 (～朝, ～代) | 960 – 1279 C.E. | Northern Song 北宋 | Northern Song 北宋 |
| Southern Song 南宋 ||
| Western Xia 西夏 | 1038 – 1227 C.E. | | |
| Jin 金 (～朝, ～代) | 1115 – 1234 C.E. | | |
| Western Liao 西遼 / 西辽 | 1124 – 1218 C.E. | | |
| Yuan 元 (～朝, ～代) | 1271 – 1368 C.E. | | |
| Ming 明 (～朝, ～代) | 1368 – 1644 C.E. | | |
| Qing 清 (～朝, ～代) | 1636 – 1912 C.E. | | |

### Etymology 2
#### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): míngzhāo
    (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): ming$^4$ ziu$^1$
* Northern Min (KCR): mêng-dió̤ / mêng-dió̤$^{→diō̤}$ / mâng-dió̤ / mêng-diáu
* Wu (Northern, Wugniu): $^6$min-tsau$_1$; $^6$men-tsau$_1$ / $^2$men-tsau$_1$ / $^2$men-tsau$_1$
* Xiang (Changsha, Wiktionary): min$^2$ zhau$^1$
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: míngzhāo
*** Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄓㄠ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: míngjhao
*** Wade–Giles: ming$^2$-chao$^1$
*** Yale: míng-jāu
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjau
*** Palladius: минчжао (minčžao)
*** Sinological IPA : /miŋ³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: ming$^4$ ziu$^1$
*** Yale: mìhng jīu
*** Cantonese Pinyin: ming$^4$ dziu$^1$
*** Guangdong Romanization: ming$^4$ jiu$^1$
*** Sinological IPA : /mɪŋ²¹ t͡siːu̯⁵⁵/
* Northern Min
** (Jian'ou)
*** Kienning Colloquial Romanized: mêng-dió̤ / mêng-dió̤$^{→diō̤}$ / mâng-dió̤ / mêng-diáu
*** Sinological IPA : /meiŋ³³ tiɔ⁵⁴/, /meiŋ³³ tiɔ⁵⁵/, /maŋ³³ tiɔ⁵⁴/, /meiŋ³³ tiau⁵⁴/
* Wu
** (Northern: Shanghai)
*** Wugniu: $^6$min-tsau$_1$; $^6$men-tsau$_1$
*** MiniDict: min$^去$ tsau$^平$; men$^去$ tsau$^平$
*** Wiktionary Romanisation (Shanghai): $^3$min-tsau$_1$; $^3$men-tsau$_1$
*** Sinological IPA (Shanghai): /min²² t͡sɔ⁴⁴/, /mən²² t͡sɔ⁴⁴/
** (Northern: Suzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$men-tsau$_1$
*** MiniDict: men$^平$ tsau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Suzhou): /mən²² t͡sæ³³/
** (Northern: Haining, Hangzhou)
*** Wugniu: $^2$men-tsau$_1$
*** MiniDict: men$^平$ tsau$^平$
*** Sinological IPA (Haining): /mən¹¹ t͡sɔ⁵⁵/
*** Sinological IPA (Hangzhou): /men²² t͡sɔ³⁴/
* Xiang
** (Changsha)
*** Wiktionary: min$^2$ zhau$^1$
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /min¹³ ʈ͡ʂɒu̯³³/
*** Sinological IPA (new-style): /min¹³ t͡sɒu̯³³/
* Middle Chinese: mjaeng trjew
Rime :
| Character | 明 | 朝 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/2 |
| Initial (聲) | 明 (4) | 知 (9) |
| Final (韻) | 庚 (111) | 宵 (92) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Level (Ø) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | III | III |
| Fanqie | 武兵切 | 陟遙切 |
| Baxter | mjaeng | trjew |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /mˠiæŋ/ | /ʈˠiᴇu/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /mᵚiaŋ/ | /ʈᵚiɛu/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /miaŋ/ | /ȶiæu/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /miajŋ/ | /ʈiaw/ |
| Li Rong | /miɐŋ/ | /ȶjɛu/ |
| Wang Li | /mĭɐŋ/ | /ȶĭɛu/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /mi̯ɐŋ/ | /ȶi̯ɛu/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | míng | zhāo |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | ming$^4$ | ziu$^1$ |

#### Noun

明朝
* (literary or dialectal) tomorrow
       School opens tomorrow, and lessons start on the next.
* (Classical) tomorrow morning

##### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Classical Chinese | Classical Chinese | 明, 明日, 旦日 |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 明日, 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 明兒, 明兒個, 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chengde | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Ulanhot | 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tongliao | 明兒個兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Chifeng | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Hulunbuir (Hailar) | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Heihe | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Qiqihar | 明天兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jiamusi | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Baicheng | 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Changchun | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Tonghua | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Shenyang | 明天, 明日, 明兒個 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Jinzhou | 明天, 明兒個, 明日 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Malaysia | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 明天 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) | 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tianjin | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Tangshan | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Cangzhou | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Baoding | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shijiazhuang | 明兒 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Lijin | 明日 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Weicheng) | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Weifang (Fangzi) | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Changle | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Shouguang | 早晨 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Wulian | 明日 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 明天, 明兒, 到明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dalian | 明天 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Dandong | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai | 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Yantai (Muping) | 明兒 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingdao | 明天, 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Weifang (Hanting) | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Changyi | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Gaomi | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Zhucheng | 明日 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Anqiu | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Linqu | 早晨 |
| Jiaoliao Mandarin | Qingzhou | 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Luoyang | 明兒日兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lingbao | 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Jining | 明天, 明兒, 明兒裡 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 明朝 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong (Ronghe) | 明朝 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Linfen | 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Shangqiu | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Yuanyang | 明日, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Zhengzhou | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xinyang | 明天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baihe | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Dingbian | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Baoji | 明天, 明兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Tianshui | 明早 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xining | 明天, 明早兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xuzhou | 明天, 明個兒, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Pizhou | 明個兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Lianyungang (Ganyu) | 明天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Donghai | 明天 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Fuyang | 明天, 明個, 明兒個 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Sokuluk (Gansu Dungan) | 明兒個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Yinchuan | 明, 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Bayanhot | 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Lanzhou | 明天, 明個, 明個天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Dunhuang | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Hami | 明天 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 明天, 明天個, 明兒個 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu (Xindu) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanchong | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dazhou | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanyuan | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xichang | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zigong | 明天, 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chongqing | 明天兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Yichang | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Xiangyang | 明天, 明兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianmen | 明天, 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guiyang | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zunyi | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Bijie | 明天子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liping | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Zhaotong | 明兒天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Dali | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Kunming | 明天, 明兒日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mengzi | 明兒日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Liuzhou | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Nanning (Wuming) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Binyang (Nanjie) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hechi (Yizhou) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Luocheng (Dongmen) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Tianlin (Langping) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Jishou | 明兒, 明兒天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Changde | 明朝 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Hanzhong | 明天, 明日 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Salong (Lancang) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Mae Sai (Tengchong) | 明天 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Pematangsiantar | 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nanjing | 明兒, 明兒個, 明兒個兒, 明個, 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 明天, 明兒個, 明個, 明個子, 梅個, 梅個子, 瞄個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Baoying | 苗個, 苗個子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Taizhou | 明朝子, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Zhenjiang | 明兒 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianyungang | 明天 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Huai'an (Huaiyin) | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Lianshui | 明天, 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Xuyi | 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Nantong | 明朝子, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Rugao | 明朝子, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yancheng | 明個子 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Funing | 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Sihong | 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Anqing | 明天, 明朝 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Wuhu | 明天, 明朝, 明個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 明天, 明個, 麻天, 麻個 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hong'an | 明天, 明朝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (San Tin; Weitou) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 明日, 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Ting Kok) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 聽朝 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 興日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 聽日, 蚊早 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 天朝日 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 聽早朝 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Taishan (Guanghai) | 明天, 天早 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 天早 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Qingyuan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Fogang | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yingde (Hanguang) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yangshan | 第日 |
| Cantonese | Lianshan (Butian) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Lianzhou (Qingshui; Sihui) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Renhua | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Lechang | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Sihui | 大日, 大之日 |
| Cantonese | Guangning | 棟朝日 |
| Cantonese | Deqing | 明朝 |
| Cantonese | Huaiji | 通朝日 |
| Cantonese | Yunfu | 清日 |
| Cantonese | Xinxing | 來日 |
| Cantonese | Luoding | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yunan (Pingtai) | 物朝日 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 來日, 來早日 |
| Cantonese | Xinyi | 天日, 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Lianjiang | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Nanning | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Wuzhou | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Yulin | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Hepu (Lianzhou) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jintian) | 明日, 明物 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Jiangkou) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Guiping (Madong) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Baise | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Bobai | 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Qinzhou (Changtan) | 來日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai | 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cô Tô) | 聽日, 明朝日 |
| Cantonese | Beihai (Qiaogang - Cát Bà) | 聽日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Fangchenggang (Fangcheng) | 明朝日, 明日 |
| Cantonese | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Fusui (Qujiu) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Sanya (Yanglan; Maihua) | 明日 |
| Cantonese | Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Ho Chi Minh City (Guangfu) | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Móng Cái | 聽日 |
| Cantonese | Mandalay (Taishan) | 天早 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 明日 |
| Gan | Pengze | 明朝 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 明朝 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 明日 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 天光日, 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Xingning | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Dabu (Gaobei) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Tangkeng) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Fengliang) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Fengshun (Pantian) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Huiyang | 天光日, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Huidong (Daling) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 明早日 |
| Hakka | Boluo (Bendihua) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 明早日 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 晨早 |
| Hakka | Wuhua (Huacheng) | 明日, 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Heyuan (Bendihua) | 明早, 晨早 |
| Hakka | Longchuan (Tuocheng; Bendihua) | 明早, 晨早 |
| Hakka | Heping (Linzhai; Bendihua) | 明早 |
| Hakka | Lianping (Longjie; Bendihua) | 明早, 明朝早 |
| Hakka | Shaoguan (Qujiang) | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang) | 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Liannan | 明日 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 下晡 |
| Hakka | Jiexi | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Luhe | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Zhao'an (Xiuzhuan) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Pinghe (Jiufeng) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Meilin) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Nanjing (Tianluokeng, Shuyang) | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Changting | 天光, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Wuping | 天光 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Yanqian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Wuping (Pingyu) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Liancheng | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ninghua | 天光 |
| Hakka | Yudu | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Ningdu | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Ruijin | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Shicheng | 天光 |
| Hakka | Shangyou (Shexi) | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Tonggu (Sandu) | 天光 |
| Hakka | Ganzhou (Panlong) | 明朝 |
| Hakka | Dayu | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Miaoli (N. Sixian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) | 天光日 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) | 韶早, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) | 天光, 天光日 |
| Hakka | Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) | 天光日, 韶早 |
| Hakka | Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) | 韶早, 韶日 |
| Hakka | Hong Kong | 晨朝日, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Yangxi (Tangkou) | 來朝日 |
| Hakka | Yangchun (Sanjia) | 來日 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Sihe) | 晨朝日 |
| Hakka | Xinyi (Qianpai) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Gaozhou (Xindong) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Maoming (Shalang, Dianbai) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Huazhou (Xin'an) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Lianjiang (Qingping) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Mengshan (Xihe) | 韶日 |
| Hakka | Luchuan | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Luchuan (Daqiao) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Shahe) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Bobai (Lingping) | 明日 |
| Hakka | Beiliu (Gonghe, Xilang) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Xingye (Gaofeng) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Guilin (Xiaojiang, Lingui) | 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Pingle (Tong'an) | 明日, 韶日 |
| Hakka | Yangshuo (Jinbao) | 明晡, 明晡日 |
| Hakka | Chengdu (Xindu Subdistrict) | 二晡日, 明晡 |
| Hakka | Sabah (Longchuan) | 明朝, 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Senai (Huiyang) | 明朝日 |
| Hakka | Kuching (Hepo) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Sungai Tapang, Batu Kawa (Hepo) | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Singkawang | 韶早 |
| Hakka | Pontianak (Meixian) | 天光日, 韶早 |
| Hakka | Bangkok (Meixian) | 天光日 |
| Huizhou | Jixi | 明朝 |
| Huizhou | Shexian | 明朝 |
| Huizhou | Huangshan (Tunxi) | 明日 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 明天, 明日, 早起 |
| Jin | Yangyuan | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Datong | 明天, 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Datong (Xicetian, Yunzhou) | 明兒, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Xinzhou | 明兒 |
| Jin | Lüliang (Lishi) | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Changzhi | 明日個, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Taibus (Baochang) | 明兒個 |
| Jin | Linhe | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Jining | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Hohhot | 明天, 明兒個 |
| Jin | Baotou | 明天 |
| Jin | Dongsheng | 明兒 |
| Jin | Haibowan | 明兒 |
| Jin | Erenhot | 明天 |
| Jin | Pingshan | 明兒 |
| Jin | Zhangjiakou | 明天 |
| Jin | Handan | 明天, 明兒佬 |
| Jin | Linzhou | 明天, 明兒 |
| Jin | Suide | 明兒 |
| Jiuxing Yumin | Lanxi | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou (Dikou) | 明起, 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Songxi | 明日 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe | 明日, 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Zhenghe (Zhenqian) | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Jianyang | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Wuyishan | 明朝 |
| Northern Min | Pucheng (Shibei) | 明底, 明朝 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 明旦, 明旦早 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou (Changle) | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuqing | 明旦, 明旦日 |
| Eastern Min | Yongtai | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Gutian | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fu'an | 明早 |
| Eastern Min | Ningde | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Shouning | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Zhouning | 明旦 |
| Eastern Min | Fuding | 明早起, 明日期 |
| Eastern Min | Matsu | 明旦, 明旦早 |
| Eastern Min | Sitiawan (Gutian) | 明旦 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Jinjiang | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Yongchun | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Longhai) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou (Changtai) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Hua'an | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Pinghe | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhangpu | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Zhao'an | 暵載 |
| Southern Min | Taipei | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taipei (Wanhua) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Tamsui) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Sanxia) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | New Taipei (Pingxi) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Cijin) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Hongmaogang, Siaogang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Dalinpu, Siaogang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kaohsiung (Tianliao) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Yilan | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Yilan (Toucheng) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Changhua (Lukang) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taichung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taichung (Wuqi) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Tainan (Anping) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Taitung | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Hsinchu | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Kinmen | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Magong) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penghu (Xiyu) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 明仔日, 明仔載 |
| Southern Min | Manila (Hokkien) | 明仔日, 明仔 |
| Southern Min | Pingnan (Pingtian) | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Guilin (Biyange) | 明載 |
| Southern Min | Yuhuan (Kanmen) | 明仔日 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 明起, 明日 |
| Southern Min | Shantou | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Shantou (Chenghai) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Jieyang | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Lufeng | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Haifeng | 明早 |
| Southern Min | Fengshun (Liuhuang) | 蒙起, 明日 |
| Southern Min | Bangkok (Teochew) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Johor Bahru (Teochew) | 明起 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 明日 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 明早, 明早日 |
| Southern Min | Wenchang | 現旦, 後旦 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 現旦, 現旦早, 現旦白, 旦白 |
| Southern Min | Qionghai | 現旦, 現旦日 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 下旦 |
| Puxian Min | Putian | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Donghai, Chengxiang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Jiangkou, Hanjiang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Putian (Nanri, Xiuyu) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Fengting) | 逢早, 明早 |
| Puxian Min | Xianyou (Youyang) | 逢早 |
| Puxian Min | Fuding (Aoyao) | 逢早 |
| Central Min | Nanping (Wangtai, Yanping) | 明朝 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 明光 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Sanxiang) | 暝早 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 明日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Silian) | 明日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Binyang | 明日, 明天 |
| Southern Pinghua | Hengzhou (Baihe) | 明朝日 |
| Southern Pinghua | Chongzuo (Laituan) | 明日, 明天 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Dahe) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Qianjing) | 明時 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Wutong, Lingui) | 來朝 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liangjiang, Lingui) | 島日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Guilin (Liutang, Lingui) | 通朝 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Sanjie) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Gaoqiao) | 明日 |
| Northern Pinghua | Lingchuan (Shuangzhou) | 明日 |
| Waxiang | Guzhang (Gaofeng) | 明朝 |
| Waxiang | Yuanling (Shaojiwan) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Shanghai | 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Wu | Shanghai (Chongming) | 明朝, 明朝頭 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Wuxi | 明朝 |
| Wu | Changshu | 明朝 |
| Wu | Nantong (Haimen) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Changzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Danyang | 明朝 |
| Wu | Nanjing (Gaochun) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Hangzhou (Yuhang) | 明朝 |
| Wu | Ningbo | 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Wu | Linhai | 天釀 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Damaiyu) | 明照 |
| Wu | Yuhuan (Chumen) | 天央 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 明朝 |
| Wu | Jinhua | 明朝 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 明日, 明日子, 明朝, 明朝子 |
| Xiang | Loudi | 明日 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 明日 |
| Xiang | Quanzhou | 明天 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Jiangyong | 天光呢 |
| Xiangnan Tuhua | Dong'an | 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Dacun, Baitu, Qujiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Xiangyang, Xihe, Wujiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Shaoguan (Shibei, Xinshao, Zhenjiang) | 明日, 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Zhoutian) | 明日, 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Renhua (Shitang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Ruyuan (Songwei, Guitou) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Changlai) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Beixiang) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Huangpu) | 明日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Guitang, Pingshi) | 明晡日 |
| Yuebei Tuhua | Lechang (Sanxi) | 明日 |
* (tomorrow morning):
* 來朝 / 来朝 (láizhāo) (Classical Chinese)
* 明天早上 (míngtiān zǎoshang)
* 明早 (míngzǎo)
* 韶朝晨 (Hakka)

## Japanese
### Etymology 1

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 朝 |
| みょう Grade: 2 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みょーちょー [myòóchóó] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [mʲo̞ːt͡ɕo̞ː]

#### Noun

明(みょう)朝(ちょう) • (myōchō)
* tomorrow morning
    明(みょう)朝(ちょう)は８(はち) 時(じ)に集(しゅう)合(ごう)です。
       Myōchō wa hachi ji ni shūgō desu.
       Come at 8 tomorrow morning.

##### Related terms

時 (“Time”) :
| | ~ | −3 | −2 | −1 | 0 | +1 | +2 | Continual |
| Day | 日 | 一昨昨日 | 一昨日 | 昨日 | 今日 | 明日 | 明後日 | 毎日 |
| Morning | 朝 | — | 一昨朝 | 昨朝 | 今朝 | 明朝 | — | 毎朝 |
| Night | 晩 | — | 一昨晩 | 昨晩 | 今晩 | 明晩 | — | 毎晩 |
| Week | 週 | — | 先々週 | 先週 | 今週 | 来週 | 再来週 | 毎週 |
| Month | 月 | — | 先々月 | 先月 | 今月 | 来月 | 再来月 | 毎月 |
| Year | 年 | 一昨昨年 | 一昨年 | 去年 | 今年 | 来年 | 再来年 | 毎年 |

### Etymology 2

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 朝 |
| みょう Grade: 2 | あさ Grade: 2 |
| jūbakoyomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みょーあさ [myóꜜòàsà] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [mʲo̞ːa̠sa̠]

#### Noun

明(みょう)朝(あさ) • (myōasa)
* tomorrow morning

### Etymology 3

Kanji in this term :
| 明 | 朝 |
| みん Grade: 2 | ちょう Grade: 2 |
| on'yomi ||

#### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) みんちょー [míꜜǹchòò] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [mʲĩɲ̟t͡ɕo̞ː]

#### Proper noun

明(みん)朝(ちょう) • (Minchō)
* Ming Dynasty

#### Noun

明(みん)朝(ちょう) • (Minchō)
* Ellipsis of 明朝体 (Minchōtai).

### References

* 1 2 3 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN
* 1 2 3 NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute, editor (1998), NHK日本語発音アクセント辞典 [NHK Japanese Pronunciation Accent Dictionary] (in Japanese), Tokyo: NHK Publishing, Inc., →ISBN
* 1 2 3 Kindaichi, Kyōsuke et al., editors (1997), 新明解国語辞典 [Shin Meikai Kokugo Jiten] (in Japanese), Fifth edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN