鳴 míng

cry of bird or animal; make sound

DEFINITIONS

  • cry of bird or animal
  • make sound
  • to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
  • to make a sound
  • to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

WORDS

一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
不平則鳴 bù píng zé míng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
共鳴 gòng míng resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth
哀鳴 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail
哮鳴 xiào míng wheezing
喉鳴 hóu míng throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
嘶鳴 sī míng to whinny (of a horse); to neigh
大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng free airing of views (PRC)
大鳴大放運動 dà míng dà fàng yùn dòng see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]
奏鳴曲 zòu míng qǔ sonata
奏鳴曲式 zòu míng qǔ shì sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
孤掌難鳴 gū zhǎng nán míng It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
弦鳴樂器 xián míng yuè qì string instrument
悲鳴 bēi míng utter sad calls; lament
擂鼓鳴金 léi gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
擊鼓鳴金 jī gǔ míng jīn to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
武鳴 wǔ míng Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
武鳴縣 wǔ míng xiàn Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
氣鳴樂器 qì míng yuè qì aerophone (music)
爆鳴 bào míng crack; exploding sound
爭鳴 zhēng míng to contend
牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.
琴瑟和鳴 qín sè hé míng in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony
百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齊放，百家爭鳴 bǎi huā qí fàng ， bǎi jiā zhēng míng a hundred flowers bloom, a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC, but adopted for Mao's campaign of 1956
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