Ming
pronunciation
How to pronounce Ming in British English:
UK [miŋ]
How to pronounce Ming in American English:
US [mɪŋ]
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- Noun:
- the imperial dynasty of China from 1368 to 1644
Word Origin
- Ming
- 1670s, dynasty which ruled China from 1368-1644, from Chinese, literally "bright, clear." In reference to the porcelain of the Ming period, attested from 1892.
Example
- 1. Flourishing silk road links were severed when the ming dynasty ceased trading .
- 2. In song and ming dynasties , it was the golden time for chinese paintings .
- 3. There was no capital accumulation in late ming china ; rather the opposite .
- 4. The greatest masters in song and ming dynasties mostly were good at the painting with high-level image .
- 5. In addition , ming court also has a new 1500-bottle cellar of 400 wine labels for its growing contingent of guests who prefer wine with their chinese food .