n. (Hira=な) name; reputation, repute; noun, part of speech used for persons places objects and conditions (Grammar)

n. (Trad=名, Pinyin=ming2) name, reputation

n. (Simp=名, Pinyin=ming2) name, reputation

(1) cotton cloth
(2) cotton; a cotton plant

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[名] (1) persons
(2) name; fame
(3) noted (wrestler); celebrated (place); distinguished (person); great (work); star (actor); wise (judge); judicious (decision)

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[命] (1) life
(2) (a) destiny; fate
(3) an order; a command; instructions; a dictation

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[明] Ming

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[銘] an inscription; an epitaph

yi2 wen2 bu4 ming2
One copper coin gives you no name.
One penny won't make you famous. Other interpretation; "To be penniless". Compare with 一文不俏 (yi2 wen2 bu4 qiao4).

ming2 luo4 sun1 shan1
Falling behind Sun Shan.
To fail in a competitive examination or a contest.

qi1 shi4 dao4 ming2
Cheating the public to gain fame.
To fish for undeserved fame by cheating.