míng tang
item (in a program of entertainments)
trick (act of mischief)
worthwhile result
accomplishment
sth significant but not immediately apparent
sth more than meets the eye
Jīn táng
Jintang county in Chengdu 成都[Cheng2 du1], Sichuan
wǔ dài
Five dynasties (in different contexts, from mythology through to Han and the interregnum between Han and Tang)
the five dynasties forming the interregnum between Tang and Song (936-947), namely: Later Liang 后梁, Later Tang 后唐, Later Jin 后晋, Later Han 后汉, Later Zhou 后周
Táng shū
same as 舊唐書|旧唐书[Jiu4 Tang2 shu1], History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Jìn shū
History of the Jin Dynasty, fifth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Fang Xuanling 房玄齡|房玄龄[Fang2 Xuan2 ling2] in 648 during Tang Dynasty 唐朝[Tang2 chao2], 130 scrolls
Jiù Táng shū
History of the Early Tang Dynasty, sixteenth of the 24 dynastic histories 二十四史[Er4 shi2 si4 Shi3], compiled under Liu Xu 劉昫|刘昫[Liu2 Xu4] in 945 during Later Jin 後晉|后晋[Hou4 Jin4] of the Five Dynasties, 200 scrolls
Fáng Xuán líng
Fang Xuanling (579-648), Tang dynasty historian, compiler of History of Jin dynasty 晉書|晋书
Liú Xù
Liu Xu (887-946), politician in Later Jin of the Five Dynasties 後晉|后晋, compiled History of Early Tang Dynasty 舊唐書|旧唐书
hùn chū míng tang
to make it
to be somebody
yǒu bù shǎo míng tang
there is a lot to it
not a straightforward matter
chuǎng chū míng tang
to make a name for oneself
guǐ míng tang
dirty trick
monkey business