míng

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Definitions

  1. 1. to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
  2. 2. to make a sound
  3. 3. to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

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Words Containing 鸣

共鸣
gòng míng

(physics) to resonate; resonance

一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén

to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

不平则鸣
bù píng zé míng

where there is injustice, there will be an outcry

哀鸣
āi míng

(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound

哮鸣
xiào míng

wheezing

喉鸣
hóu míng

throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc

嘶鸣
sī míng

to whinny (of a horse)

大鸣大放
dà míng dà fàng

(idiom) to freely air one's views

大鸣大放运动
dà míng dà fàng yùn dòng

see 百花運動|百花运动[bǎi huā yùn dòng]

奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ

sonata

孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng

It's hard to clap with only one hand.

弦鸣乐器
xián míng yuè qì

string instrument

悲鸣
bēi míng

to utter a mournful cry

擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

武鸣
wǔ míng

Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi

武鸣县
wǔ míng xiàn

Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[nán níng], Guangxi

气鸣乐器
qì míng yuè qì

aerophone (music)

爆鸣
bào míng

sound of an explosion

争鸣
zhēng míng

to contend

牝鸡牡鸣
pìn jī mǔ míng

female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority

琴瑟和鸣
qín sè hé míng

in perfect harmony

百家争鸣
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

百花齐放,百家争鸣
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

篝火狐鸣
gōu huǒ hú míng

to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion

耳鸣
ěr míng

tinnitus

自鸣得意
zì míng dé yì

to think highly of oneself

自鸣钟
zì míng zhōng

chiming clock

蜂鸣器
fēng míng qì

buzzer

蝉鸣
chán míng

song of cicadas

轰鸣
hōng míng

boom (sound of explosion)

钟鸣漏尽
zhōng míng lòu jìn

past one's prime

钟鸣鼎食
zhōng míng dǐng shí

extravagant lifestyle

鸡鸣狗盗
jī míng gǒu dào

crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)

雷鸣
léi míng

thunder rolls

体鸣乐器
tǐ míng yuè qì

idiophone

鸟鸣
niǎo míng

birdsong

鸣不平
míng bù píng

to cry out against injustice

鸣冤叫屈
míng yuān jiào qū

to complain bitterly

鸣叫
míng jiào

to emit a sound

鸣枪
míng qiāng

to fire warning shots

鸣禽
míng qín

songbird

鸣笛
míng dí

to hoot

鸣号
míng hào

to sound the horn

鸣角鸮
míng jiǎo xiāo

Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

鸣谢
míng xiè

to express gratitude (esp. in public)

鸣金
míng jīn

to beat a gong

鸣金收兵
míng jīn shōu bīng

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣金收军
míng jīn shōu jūn

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣钟
míng zhōng

to toll a bell

鸣锣
míng luó

to beat a gong

鸣锣开道
míng luó kāi dào

to beat the gong to clear the way

鸣鸟
míng niǎo

songbird

鸣鸠
míng jiū

turtledove

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng

lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells