| 1 | 鸣 | 鳴 | míng | ming2 | to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc) | | |
| 2 | 共鸣 | 共鳴 | gòng míng | gong4 ming2 | resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth | | |
| 3 | 雷鸣 | 雷鳴 | léi míng | lei2 ming2 | thunder rolls | | |
| 4 | 奏鸣曲 | 奏鳴曲 | zòu míng qǔ | zou4 ming2 qu3 | sonata | | |
| 5 | 轰鸣 | 轟鳴 | hōng míng | hong1 ming2 | boom (sound of explosion); rumble | | |
| 6 | 体鸣乐器 | 體鳴樂器 | tǐ míng yuè qì | ti3 ming2 yue4 qi4 | idiophone | | |
| 7 | 鸣号 | 鳴號 | míng hào | ming2 hao4 | to sound the horn; to honk | | |
| 8 | 肥遁鸣高 | 肥遁鳴高 | féi dùn míng gāo | fei2 dun4 ming2 gao1 | to want to reach a high position (idiom) | | |
| 9 | 鸡鸣狗盗 | 雞鳴狗盜 | jī míng gǒu dào | ji1 ming2 gou3 dao4 | crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents | | |
| 10 | 击鼓鸣金 | 擊鼓鳴金 | jī gǔ míng jīn | ji1 gu3 ming2 jin1 | 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 | | |
| 11 | 黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 | 黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 | huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng | huang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2 | lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom); lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells; good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom) | | |
| 12 | 嗥鸣雷动 | 嗥鳴雷動 | háo míng léi dòng | hao2 ming2 lei2 dong4 | to boom like a thunder peal (idiom) | | |
| 13 | 孤掌难鸣 | 孤掌難鳴 | gū zhǎng nán míng | gu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2 | It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support. | | |
| 14 | 篝火狐鸣 | 篝火狐鳴 | gōu huǒ hú míng | gou1 huo3 hu2 ming2 | to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion; an uprising is afoot (idiom) | | |
| 15 | 奏鸣曲式 | 奏鳴曲式 | zòu míng qǔ shì | zou4 ming2 qu3 shi4 | sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music) | | |
| 16 | 耳鸣目眩 | 耳鳴目眩 | ěr míng mù xuàn | er3 ming2 mu4 xuan4 | One's ears rang and spots danced before one's eyes. (idiom) | | |
| 17 | 耳鸣 | 耳鳴 | ěr míng | er3 ming2 | tinnitus | | |
| 18 | 大鸣大放运动 | 大鳴大放運動 | dà míng dà fàng yùn dòng | Da4 ming2 da4 fang4 Yun4 dong4 | see 百花运动 | | |
| 19 | 大鸣大放 | 大鳴大放 | dà míng dà fàng | da4 ming2 da4 fang4 | (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention | | |
| 20 | 蝉鸣雀躁 | 蟬鳴雀躁 | chán míng què zào | chan2 ming2 que4 zao4 | the chirping of cicadas and sparrows (idiom) | | |
| 21 | 蝉鸣 | 蟬鳴 | chán míng | chan2 ming2 | song of cicadas; chirping of insects | | |
| 22 | 不平则鸣 | 不平則鳴 | bù píng zé míng | bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2 | where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice | | |
| 23 | 悲鸣 | 悲鳴 | bēi míng | bei1 ming2 | utter sad calls; lament | | |
| 24 | 爆鸣 | 爆鳴 | bào míng | bao4 ming2 | crack; exploding sound | | |
| 25 | 百家争鸣 | 百家爭鳴 | bǎi jiā zhēng míng | bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 | a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC | | |