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铭
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Definitions
- 1. to engrave
- 2. inscribed motto
Words Containing 铭
Guo \Terry\ Taiming (1950-), prominent Taiwanese businessman, founder of Foxconn
MaxSun, PRC company specializing in video and computer display
motto
to express gratitude (esp. in public)
inscription on stone tablet
nameplate
inscription
lit. etched into one's heart and bones (idiom)
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
etched in one's bones and heart (idiom); ever-present memory (esp. resentment)
a carved inscription
Ku Hung-ming or Gu Hongming (1857-1928), Malaysian man of letters, highly regarded for his literary works written mostly in English, and known for his monarchist views
epitaph
engraved in one's heart and carved in one's bones (idiom); to remember a benefactor as long as one lives
Pei Ieoh Ming or I.M. Pei (1917-2019), Chinese-American architect
lit. carved in bones and engraved in the heart (idiom)
motto
Luo Baoming (1952-), sixth governor of Hainan
to engrave in one's memory