名堂

míngtáng
  1. (Wenzhounese) thing; object
  2. name (of an object); designation
  3. outcome; result; achievement
  4. reason; cause; what lies behind something
  5. thing; object
  6. trick (act of mischief); ploy
  7. variety; kind; item

Wiktionary

Homographs

名堂 míngtang
  1. item (in a program of entertainments)
  2. trick (act of mischief)
  3. worthwhile result
  4. accomplishment
  5. sth significant but not immediately apparent
  6. sth more than meets the eye

Entry Composition

1 名 míng
  1. name
  2. noun (part of speech)
  3. place (e.g. among winners)
  4. famous
  5. classifier for people
2 堂 táng
  1. (main) hall
  2. large room for a specific purpose
  3. relationship between cousins etc on the paternal side of a family
  4. of the same clan
  5. classifier for classes, lectures etc
  6. classifier for sets of furniture

classifier: 間

Containing this entry

鬼名堂 guǐmíngtáng