明子

míngzi

noun #17,211

Meanings

Related to 松明 (pine torch). The 明 refers to the bright flame produced by resinous pine wood.

以前山里人用明子照明。

Yǐqián shānlǐ rén yòng míngzi zhàomíng.

Mountain people used to use pine torches for lighting.

这块明子很容易点燃。

Zhè kuài míngzi hěn róngyì diǎnrán.

This piece of pine kindling lights up easily.

A rural / dialectal word for resin-rich pinewood used as a natural torch — heard mostly in mountain regions, rare in standard urban speech.

明 míng

子 zǐ