明太

明太

Chinese

		clear; bright; to understand clear; bright; to understand; next; the Ming dynasty	too (much); very; extremely too (much); very; extremely; highest; greatest
simp. and trad. (明太)		明	太

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngtài

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: míngtài
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄞˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingtay
    • IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ tʰaɪ̯⁵¹/

Noun

明太

1. Short for 明太魚／明太鱼 (míngtàiyú).

Derived terms

明太子 (míngtàizǐ)

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Japanese

Kanji in this term
明	太
Grade: 2	Grade: 2
Irregular

Etymology

From Korean 명태 (myeongtae, “Alaska pollock”) (formerly spelled with the hanja 明太).[1]

Pronunciation

• (Irregular reading)
  • (Tokyo) めんたい [mèńtáí] (Heiban – [0])[1]
  • (Tokyo) め​んたい [méꜜǹtàì] (Atamadaka – [1])[1]
  • IPA^(key): [mẽ̞nta̠i]

Noun

明太 (hiragana めんたい, rōmaji mentai)

1. Alaska pollock

Synonyms

• 介党鱈 (すけとうだら) (suketōdara), 助宗鱈 (すけそうだら) (sukesōdara)

Derived terms

• 明太子 (めんたいこ) (mentaiko)

References

1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN

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Korean

Hanja in this term
明	太

Noun

明太 • (myeongtae) (hangeul 명태)

1. Hanja form^? of 명태 (“Alaska pollock”).