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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 4 (est.) · 詞
名牌 word · TOCFL 4 (est.)
名牌 =
ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄆㄞˊ · míngpái
noun — a famous brand; a brand-name product

字源 FORM — what the parts do

name; fame (名字)míng夕 dusk + 口 mouth:天黑看不見,喊名認人
brand; plate (招牌)pái片 board; 卑 bēi gives the sound
名牌,名字的名,招牌的牌。

故事 STORY — a scene to remember it by

天黑了(夕),看不見臉,只能開(口)喊字。
Dusk falls (夕); faces blur, so the mouth (口) calls out a name.
字源
關 · Related
páizithe brand — the same