TSUMUGU · TOCFL 2 (est.) · 詞
明白
ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄞˊ · míngbái
adjective/verb — clear; to understand; obvious; to make plain
字源 FORM — what the parts do
明bright, clear (明亮的明)míng日(sun) + 月(moon) — the two brightest lights; together they mean brightness and clarity
白white, plain, to state clearly (白色的白)bái日(sun) with a dot/ray at the top — the sun at its brightest, bleaching everything white; pure, plain
明白，明亮的明，白色的白。
故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by
日月（明）同在——亮得刺眼；陽光最烈時萬物漂成白（白）——這麼亮當然什麼都清楚。
Sun and moon together (明) — blazing; at peak sun everything bleaches white (白) — that bright, everything is plain.
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