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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
1 míngming2to cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound; to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
2共鸣 共鳴 gòng mínggong4 ming2resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth
3雷鸣 雷鳴 léi mínglei2 ming2thunder rolls
4奏鸣曲 奏鳴曲 zòu míng zou4 ming2 qu3sonata
5轰鸣 轟鳴 hōng mínghong1 ming2boom (sound of explosion); rumble
6体鸣乐器 體鳴樂器 míng yuè ti3 ming2 yue4 qi4idiophone
7鸣号 鳴號 míng hàoming2 hao4to sound the horn; to honk
8肥遁鸣高 肥遁鳴高 féi dùn míng gāofei2 dun4 ming2 gao1to want to reach a high position (idiom)
9击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 míng jīnji1 gu3 ming2 jin1to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat; to egg people on or to call them back
10黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 huáng zhōng huǐ léi mínghuang2 zhong1 hui3 qi4 wa3 fu3 lei2 ming2lit. 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)
11喉鸣 喉鳴 hóu mínghou2 ming2throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
12孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 zhǎng nán mínggu1 zhang3 nan2 ming2It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
13篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gōu huǒ mínggou1 huo3 hu2 ming2to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion; an uprising is afoot (idiom)
14凤鸣朝阳 鳳鳴朝陽 fèng míng zhāo yángfeng4 ming2 zhao1 yang2good omen for the country (idiom)
15蜂鸣器 蜂鳴器 fēng míng feng1 ming2 qi4buzzer
16耳鸣目眩 耳鳴目眩 ěr míng xuàner3 ming2 mu4 xuan4One's ears rang and spots danced before one's eyes. (idiom)
17耳鸣 耳鳴 ěr mínger3 ming2tinnitus
18大鸣大放运动 大鳴大放運動 míng fàng yùn dòngDa4 ming2 da4 fang4 Yun4 dong4see 百花运动
19蝉鸣雀躁 蟬鳴雀躁 chán míng què zàochan2 ming2 que4 zao4the chirping of cicadas and sparrows (idiom)
20蝉鸣 蟬鳴 chán míngchan2 ming2song of cicadas; chirping of insects
21奏鸣曲式 奏鳴曲式 zòu míng shìzou4 ming2 qu3 shi4sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
22不平则鸣 不平則鳴 píng míngbu4 ping2 ze2 ming2where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
23悲鸣 悲鳴 bēi míngbei1 ming2utter sad calls; lament
24爆鸣 爆鳴 bào míngbao4 ming2crack; exploding sound
25百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míngbai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC