南明 Traditional form: 南明 Pinyin (reading): Nánmíng Definitions: see 南明區/南明区 ( Nánmíng Qū) Characters: 南 - south; southern; southward 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light Traditional characters: 南 - south; southern; southward 明 - bright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed light