| 明实录 | míng shí lù | annals of the Ming Dynasty 明朝 明朝 (1368-1644) |
| 明尼苏达 | Míng ní sū dá | Minnesota, USA |
| 明尼苏达州 | Míng ní sū dá zhōu | Minnesota |
| 明尼阿波利斯 | Míng ní ā bō lì sī | Minneapolis, a nameplace in the USA, notably in Minnesota |
| 明山 | Míng shān | Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 明山区 | Míng shān qū | Mingshan district of Benxi city 本溪市, Liaoning |
| 明岗暗哨 | míng gǎng àn shào | both covert and undercover (officers) keeping watch (idiom) |
| 明德镇 | míng dé zhèn | Middlebury (name of town in Vermont) |
| 明慧 | míng huì | intelligent; brilliant |
| 明成祖 | Míng Chéng zǔ | Ming Chengzu, Temple name of third Ming Emperor Yongle 永乐 |
| 明手 | míng shǒu | dummy (in bridge) |
| 明摆着 | míng bǎi zhe | evident; clear; undoubted |
| 明教 | Míng jiào | Manicheism; same as 摩尼教 |
| 明文规定 | míng wén guī dìng | expressly stipulated (in writing) |
| 明斯克 | Míng sī kè | Minsk, capital of Belarus |
| 明智之举 | míng zhì zhī jǔ | sensible act |
| 明月 | míng yuè | bright moon; refers to 夜明珠, a legendary pearl that can glow in the dark; CL:轮 |
| 明月清风 | míng yuè qīng fēng | bright moon and clear wind (idiom); fig. clear and lovely atmosphere; everything in the garden is roses |
| 明朝 | Míng cháo | Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) |
| 明朝 | míng zhāo | tomorrow morning; the following morning |
| 明朝体 | Míng cháo tǐ | Mincho font |
| 明末 | Míng mò | late Ming; first half of the 17th century |
| 明末清初 | Míng mò Qīng chū | late Ming and early Qing; around the middle of the 17th century |
| 明杖 | míng zhàng | white cane (used by the blind) |
| 明查暗访 | míng chá àn fǎng | open enquiries and secret search (idiom); to investigate openly and in secret; taking information from all sides |
明枪好躲，
暗箭难防 | míng qiāng hǎo duǒ ,
àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies |
明枪易躲，
暗箭难防 | míng qiāng yì duǒ ,
àn jiàn nán fáng | lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies |
| 明武宗 | Míng Wǔ zōng | Ming Wuzong, temple name of eleventh Ming emperor Zhengde 正德 |
| 明水 | Míng shuǐ | Mingshui county in Suihua 绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 明水县 | Míng shuǐ xiàn | Mingshui county in Suihua 绥化, Heilongjiang |
| 明治 | Míng zhì | Meiji (Japanese reign name 1868-1912) |
| 明清 | Míng Qīng | the Ming (1368-1644) and Qing (1644-1911) dynasties |
| 明溪 | Míng xī | Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 明溪县 | Míng xī xiàn | Mingxi county in Sanming 三明, Fujian |
| 明澈 | míng chè | clear; limpid |
| 明火 | míng huǒ | flame; open fire |
| 明熹宗 | Míng Xī zōng | Ming Xizong, Temple name of fifteenth Ming emperor Tianqi 明天启 |
| 明争暗斗 | míng zhēng àn dòu | struggling in the light and fighting in the dark (idiom); fig. intriguing against each other; locked in constant strife |
| 明理 | míng lǐ | sensible; reasonable; an obvious reason, truth or fact; to understand the reason or reasoning |
| 明皎 | míng jiǎo | clear and bright |
| 明眸皓齿 | míng móu hào chǐ | to have bright eyes and white teeth |
| 明知故犯 | míng zhī gù fàn | deliberate violation (idiom); intentional crime |
| 明窗净几 | míng chuāng jìng jī | lit. clear window and clean table (idiom); fig. bright and clean |
| 明细 | míng xì | clear and detailed; definite; details (are as follows:) |
| 明细表 | míng xì biǎo | schedule; subsidiary ledger; a detailed list |
| 明处 | míng chù | clear place; out in the open |
| 明虾 | míng xiā | prawn |
| 明言 | míng yán | to say clearly; to argue clearly; to pronounce; pronounced |
| 明订 | míng dìng | to stipulate; to state expressly; to explicitly provide for |
| 明辨 | míng biàn | to discern; to distinguish clearly |
