"鸣" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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Composition
Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 口鸟
Prononciation
Mandarin míng
Entry Methods
Pinyin ming2
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RPYM
口心卜一
Wubi KQYG
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Unicode U+9E23
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 míng to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
Results beginning with 鸣
 míng jiào to emit a sound / (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc / (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
 míng xiè to express gratitude (esp. in public) / vote of thanks
 míng qiāng to fire warning shots
 míng dí to hoot / to whistle
 míng jīn to beat a gong / to sound the retreat
 míng niǎo songbird
 míng qín songbird
 míng hào to sound the horn / to honk
 míng jiū turtledove
 míng luó to beat a gong
 míng zhōng to toll a bell
 míng bù píng to cry out against injustice / to protest unfairness
 Míng jiǎo xiāo Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
 míng luó kāi dào to beat the gong to clear the way / (fig.) to pave the way for sth
 míng jīn shōu jūn to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
 míng jīn shōu bīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom) / to order a retreat
 míng yuān jiào qū to complain bitterly
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 gòng míng resonance (physics) / sympathetic response to sth
 hōng míng boom (sound of explosion) / rumble
 léi míng thunder rolls
 ěr míng tinnitus
 niǎo míng birdsong / warbling
 zhēng míng to contend
 āi míng (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine / moan / wail
 bēi míng to utter a mournful cry / wail / groan
 sī míng to whinny (of a horse) / to neigh
  singing / ringing / reverberation
 bào míng crack / exploding sound
 chán míng song of cicadas / chirping of insects
 hóu míng throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
 Wǔ míng Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
 xiào míng wheezing
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 zòu míng qǔ sonata
 fēng míng qì buzzer
 zì míng zhōng chiming clock
 Wǔ míng xiàn Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
 yī míng jīng rén to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom) / an overnight celebrity
 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
 zì míng dé yì to think highly of oneself
 jī míng gǒu dào crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom) / bag of tricks / useful talents
 dà míng dà fàng (idiom) to freely air one's views / to be heard far and wide / to attract a lot of attention
 bù píng zé míng where there is injustice, there will be an outcry / man will cry out against injustice
 gōu huǒ hú míng to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion / an uprising is afoot (idiom)
 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.
 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
 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
 pìn jī mǔ míng female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom) / a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
 zhōng míng dǐng shí extravagant lifestyle
 zhōng míng lòu jìn past one's prime / in one's declining years
 qì míng yuè qì aerophone (music)
 qín sè hé míng in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony
 tǐ míng yuè qì idiophone
 xián míng yuè qì string instrument
 zòu míng qǔ shì sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
 Dà míng dà fàng Yùn dòng see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]
 huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells / good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
 huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells / good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
 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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