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大名

dà míng

2-character word

What 大名 means

1. famous name
2. your distinguished name
3. one's formal personal name
4. (Japanese history) daimyo

Other readings

大名 is 多音字 — it is read more than one way, and the reading changes the meaning.

• Dà míngsee {大名县|Dà míng Xiàn}

The characters in 大名

• 大dàbig; large; great; older (than another person); eldest (as in 大姐
• 名míngname; noun (part of speech); place (e.g. among winners)

Example sentences

• 大名是什幺？
  What is his real name?

Words starting with 大名

• 大名鼎鼎dà míng dǐng dǐnggrand reputation; renowned; famous

Words containing 大名

• 久闻大名jiǔ wén dà míngyour name has been known to me for a long time (polite)
• 久仰大名jiǔ yǎng dà míngI have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)