名堂 (míngtáng) — a result to show for something; a trick, a gimmick, a knack; a variety of things going on

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TSUMUGU · TOCFL C1 (est.) · 詞

名堂 word · TOCFL C1 (est.)

名堂＝名＋堂

ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ · míngtáng

noun — a result to show for something; a trick, a gimmick, a knack; a variety of things going on

字源 FORM — what the parts do

名name (名目)míng

堂hall (廳堂)tánghere drained to a colloquial suffix, no hall left in the meaning

名堂，名目的名，廳堂的堂。