發明

See also: 発明 and 发明

Chinese

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Pronunciation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Verb

發明

to invent
中國人發明了指南針、火藥、造紙和印刷術，這些被稱為中國四大發明。 [MSC, trad.]
中国人发明了指南针、火药、造纸和印刷术，这些被称为中国四大发明。 [MSC, simp.]
Zhōngguórén fāmíng le zhǐnánzhēn, huǒyào, zàozhǐ hé yìnshuāshù, zhèxiē bèi chēngwéi Zhōngguó Sì Dà Fāmíng. [Pinyin]
The Chinese invented the compass, gunpowder, papermaking and printing. They are known as the Four Great Chinese Inventions.
to expound
(Classical Chinese) to enlighten; to inspire
(Classical Chinese) to show; to prove
(Korean Classical Chinese) to make excuses; to claim an alibi; to lie
- 申檣、尹淮、鄭招等以爲：「憲府啓辭明白，而陞之上書，無所發明，宜勿復辨。」 [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Journal of the Royal Secretariat), 1431
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- 其謀逆之書，吾見之，汝何敢發明乎？ [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1730
  Gi moyeok ji seo, o gyeon ji, yeo ha gam balmyeong ho? [Sino-Korean]
  As for those documents of treason, I have seen them myself! So how do you dare lie?
- 汝言八月以前，無上京事，其果爲發明之端乎？ [Korean Literary Sinitic, trad.]
  From: 《朝鮮王朝實錄》 (Joseon Veritable Records), 1733
  Yeo eon par-wol ijeon, mu sanggyeong sa, gi gwa wi balmyeong ji dan ho? [Sino-Korean]
  You say that before the eighth month, there is no time when you have come to the capital. Does that truly suffice to make an alibi?

Noun

發明

invention (Classifier: 個／个 m; 項／项 m)
(mythology) a kind of legendary bird from the east
See also: 鷦明, 鷫鷞, 幽昌

Derived terms

僱員發明實施權／雇员发明实施权 (gùyuán fāmíng shíshī quán)
四大發明／四大发明 (Sì Dà Fāmíng)
發明權／发明权
需要是發明之母／需要是发明之母 (xūyào shì fāmíng zhī mǔ)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (發明):

→ Japanese: 発明(はつめい) (hatsumei)
→ Korean: 발명(發明) (balmyeong)
→ Vietnamese: phát minh (Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value))

Japanese

Kanji in this term
發	明
はつ Hyōgaiji	めい Grade: 2
on’yomi

Noun

發(はつ)明(めい) • (hatsumei)

Kyūjitai form of 発明 (“invention”)

Verb

發(はつ)明(めい)する • (hatsumei suru) suru (stem 發(はつ)明(めい)し (hatsumei shi), past 發(はつ)明(めい)した (hatsumei shita))

Kyūjitai form of 発明 (“to invent”)

Conjugation

Conjugation of "發明する" (See Appendix:Japanese verbs.)

Katsuyōkei ("stem forms")
Mizenkei ("imperfective")	發明し	はつめいし	hatsumei shi
Ren’yōkei ("continuative")	發明し	はつめいし	hatsumei shi
Shūshikei ("terminal")	發明する	はつめいする	hatsumei suru
Rentaikei ("attributive")	發明する	はつめいする	hatsumei suru
Kateikei ("hypothetical")	發明すれ	はつめいすれ	hatsumei sure
Meireikei ("imperative")	發明せよ¹ 發明しろ²	はつめいせよ¹ はつめいしろ²	hatsumei seyo¹ hatsumei shiro²
Key constructions
Passive	發明される	はつめいされる	hatsumei sareru
Causative	發明させる發明さす	はつめいさせるはつめいさす	hatsumei saseru hatsumei sasu
Potential	發明できる	はつめいできる	hatsumei dekiru
Volitional	發明しよう	はつめいしよう	hatsumei shiyō
Negative	發明しない	はつめいしない	hatsumei shinai
Negative continuative	發明せず	はつめいせず	hatsumei sezu
Formal	發明します	はつめいします	hatsumei shimasu
Perfective	發明した	はつめいした	hatsumei shita
Conjunctive	發明して	はつめいして	hatsumei shite
Hypothetical conditional	發明すれば	はつめいすれば	hatsumei sureba
¹ Written imperative ² Spoken imperative

Korean

Hanja in this term
發	明

Noun

發明 • (balmyeong) (hangeul 발명)

Hanja form^? of 발명 (“invention; (archaic) elucidation, explanation; excuse”).

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
發	明

Noun

發明

chữ Hán form of phát minh (“invention”).

Verb

發明

chữ Hán form of phát minh (“to invent”).

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