名堂
míng tang
Pinyin

Definition

名堂
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míng tang
  1. item (in a program of entertainments)
  2. trick (act of mischief)
  3. worthwhile result
  4. accomplishment
  5. sth significant but not immediately apparent
  6. sth more than meets the eye

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

名
míng
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 noun (part of speech)
  3. 3 place (e.g. among winners)
  4. 4 famous
  5. 5 classifier for people
名字
míng zi
  1. 1 name (of a person or thing)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
天堂
tiān táng
  1. 1 paradise
  2. 2 heaven
成名
chéng míng
  1. 1 to make one's name
  2. 2 to become famous
排名
pái míng
  1. 1 to rank (1st, 2nd etc)
  2. 2 ranking
出名
chū míng
  1. 1 well-known for sth
  2. 2 to become well known
  3. 3 to make one's mark
取名
qǔ míng
  1. 1 to name
  2. 2 to be named
  3. 3 to christen
  4. 4 to seek fame
名人
míng rén
  1. 1 personage
  2. 2 celebrity
名利
míng lì
  1. 1 fame and profit
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名叫
míng jiào
  1. 1 called
  2. 2 named
名单
míng dān
  1. 1 list of names
名媛
míng yuán
  1. 1 young lady of note
  2. 2 debutante
名将
míng jiàng
  1. 1 famous general
名气
míng qì
  1. 1 reputation
  2. 2 fame
名片
míng piàn
  1. 1 (business) card
名牌
míng pái
  1. 1 famous brand
  2. 2 nameplate
  3. 3 name tag
名状
míng zhuàng
  1. 1 to express
  2. 2 to describe
名称
míng chēng
  1. 1 name (of a thing)
  2. 2 name (of an organization)
名义
míng yì
  1. 1 name
  2. 2 titular
  3. 3 nominal
  4. 4 in name
  5. 5 ostensible purpose

Idioms (20)

上有天堂，下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
久仰大名
jiǔ yǎng dà míng
  1. 1 I have been looking forward to meeting you for a long time (idiom)
久慕盛名
jiǔ mù shèng míng
  1. 1 I've admired your reputation for a long time (idiom); I've been looking forward to meeting you.
  2. 2 It's an honor to meet you at last.
冒名顶替
mào míng dǐng tì
  1. 1 to assume sb's name and take his place (idiom); to impersonate
  2. 2 to pose under a false name
冠冕堂皇
guān miǎn táng huáng
  1. 1 high-sounding
  2. 2 dignified
  3. 3 pompous (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
升堂入室
shēng táng rù shì
  1. 1 lit. to reach the main room and enter the chamber (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to gradually attain proficiency
  3. 3 to attain a higher level
名不副实
míng bù fù shí
  1. 1 the name does not reflect the reality (idiom); more in name than in fact
  2. 2 Reality does not live up to the name.
  3. 3 Excellent theory, but the practice does not bear it out.
名不符实
míng bù fú shí
  1. 1 the name does not correspond to reality (idiom); it doesn't live up to its reputation
名不虚传
míng bù xū chuán
  1. 1 lit. name is not in vain (idiom); a fully justified reputation
  2. 2 enjoys a well-deserved reputation
名利双收
míng lì shuāng shōu
  1. 1 both fame and fortune (idiom)
  2. 2 both virtue and reward
名副其实
míng fù qí shí
  1. 1 not just in name only, but also in reality (idiom)
名噪一时
míng zào yī shí
  1. 1 to achieve fame among one's contemporaries (idiom); temporary or local celebrity
名垂青史
míng chuí qīng shǐ
  1. 1 lit. reputation will go down in history (idiom); fig. achievements will earn eternal glory
名存实亡
míng cún shí wáng
  1. 1 the name remains, but the reality is gone (idiom)
名师出高徒
míng shī chū gāo tú
  1. 1 A famous teacher trains a fine student (idiom). A cultured man will have a deep influence on his successors.
名扬四海
míng yáng sì hǎi
  1. 1 to become known far and wide (idiom)
  2. 2 famous
名目繁多
míng mù fán duō
  1. 1 names of many kinds (idiom); items of every description
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)

Sample Sentences

你这什么名堂，我看它最挨骂的就是这不接地气的电池租用交换模式，你倒是赞不绝口，你这是讲真的还是讲假的？
nǐ zhè shénme míngtang ，wǒ kàn tā zuì ái mà de jiùshì zhè bù jiēdèqì de diànchí zū yòng jiāohuàn móshì ，nǐ dàoshì zànbùjuékǒu ，nǐ zhè shì jiǎng zhēnde háishì jiǎng jiǎde ？
What the heck are you talking about? I thought it was the impracticality of this battery-swapping network that was the source of criticism for the company, but you can't stop singing its praises. Are you being serious?
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名堂（事物的名称；事情；状况；道理）
míngtang （shìwù de míngchēng ；shìqing ；zhuàngkuàng ；dàolǐ ）
name of items; things; a situation; an argument
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这玩意儿什么名堂，我看不出来。
zhè wányìr shénme míngtang ，wǒ kàn bùchūlái 。
What's this thingamajig? I can't tell.
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河上一只不知道名堂的水鸟开始呱呱叫。
hé shàng yī zhī bù zhīdào míngtang de shuǐ niǎo kāishǐ guāguājiào 。
An unknown bird starts tweeting on the river.
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我们讨论了很久，还是没有讨论出个名堂来。
wǒmen tǎolùn le hěnjiǔ ，háishì méiyǒu tǎolùn chū gè míngtang lái 。
We've discussed this for so long, and yet we still can't come up with a worthwhile conclusion.
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我不知道他在搞什么名堂。
wǒ bù zhīdào tā zài to be stuck with shénme míngtang 。
I don't know what the hell he is trying to do/come up with.
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Pokemon Go这个游戏能成功，其中有一些名堂，最重要的是，新鲜！
Pokemon Go zhè ge yóuxì néng chénggōng ，qízhōng yǒu yīxiē míngtang ，zuì zhòngyào de shì ，xīnxiān ！
There are definitely some significant factors that has lead to success of the game Pokemon Go, but the most important factor is - novelty!
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他提的这个建议有点奇怪，不过我们让他说说看，看他能说出什么名堂。
tā tí de zhè ge jiànyì yǒudiǎnr qíguài ，bùguò wǒmen ràng tā shuō shuo kàn ，kàn tā néng shuōchū shénme míngtang 。
His suggestion are a little bizarre, but we should let him continue with it, see what he comes up with.
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成都人能吃也会吃，能说也会说，吃能吃出花样，说能说出名堂，而最能体现成都和成都人这一特色的，便是成都的茶馆。
Chéngdūrén néng chī yě huì chī ，néng shuō yě huì shuō ，chī néng chīchū huāyàng ，shuō néng shuōchū míngtang ，ér zuì néng tǐxiàn Chéngdū hé Chéngdūrén zhè yī tèsè de ，biàn shì Chéngdū de cháguǎn 。
They love to eat, and they appreciate good food. They love to talk, and they talk eloquently. When they eat, they eat a variety, and they can talk about all kinds of topics. And the thing that best expresses this characteristic of the Chengdu people is their famous tea houses.
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哇，这么多名堂啊！流瑜伽、阿斯汤伽、热瑜伽。
wā ，zhème duō míngtang a ！liúyújiā 、Āsītāngjiā 、rèyújiā 。
Wow, there are so many varieties. Flow Yoga, Ashtanga Yoga, and Hot Yoga.
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