ming2
to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

strokes 14
radical
strokes after radical 3
哀鸣 哀鳴 ai1 ming2
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound; whine; moan; wail

百花齐放,百家争鸣 百花齊放,百家爭鳴 bai3 hua1 qi2 fang4 - bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2
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

百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 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

爆鸣 爆鳴 bao4 ming2
crack; exploding sound

悲鸣 悲鳴 bei1 ming2
utter sad calls; lament

不平则鸣 不平則鳴 bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice

蝉鸣 蟬鳴 chan2 ming2
song of cicadas; chirping of insects

大鸣大放 大鳴大放 da4 ming2 da4 fang4
free airing of views (PRC)

大鸣大放运动 大鳴大放運動 da4 ming2 da4 fang4 yun4 dong4
see 百花運動|百花运动

耳鸣 耳鳴 er3 ming2
tinnitus

蜂鸣器 蜂鳴器 feng1 ming2 qi4
buzzer

共鸣 共鳴 gong4 ming2
resonance (physics); sympathetic response to sth

篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gou1 huo3 hu2 ming2
to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion; an uprising is afoot (idiom)

孤掌难鸣 孤掌難鳴 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.

轰鸣 轟鳴 hong1 ming2
boom (sound of explosion); rumble

喉鸣 喉鳴 hou2 ming2
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc

黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣 黃鐘譭棄瓦釜雷鳴 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)

击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 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

鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 ji1 ming2 gou3 dao4
crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom); bag of tricks; useful talents

擂鼓鸣金 擂鼓鳴金 lei2 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

雷鸣 雷鳴 lei2 ming2
thunder rolls

鸣不平 鳴不平 ming2 bu4 ping2
to cry out against injustice; to protest unfairness

鸣笛 鳴笛 ming2 di2
to hoot; to whistle

鸣角鸮 鳴角鴞 ming2 jiao3 xiao1
Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)

鸣叫 鳴叫 ming2 jiao4
to emit a sound; (of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc; (of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

鸣金 鳴金 ming2 jin1
to beat a gong; to sound the retreat

鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 ming2 jin1 shou1 bing1
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 ming2 jin1 shou1 jun1
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

鸣鸠 鳴鳩 ming2 jiu1
turtledove

鸣锣 鳴鑼 ming2 luo2
to beat a gong

鸣锣开道 鳴鑼開道 ming2 luo2 kai1 dao4
to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth

鸣鸟 鳴鳥 ming2 niao3
songbird

鸣枪 鳴槍 ming2 qiang1
to fire warning shots

鸣禽 鳴禽 ming2 qin2
songbird

鸣谢 鳴謝 ming2 xie4
to express gratitude (esp. in public); vote of thanks

鸣冤叫屈 鳴冤叫屈 ming2 yuan1 jiao4 qu1
to complain bitterly

鸣钟 鳴鐘 ming2 zhong1
to toll a bell

鸟鸣 鳥鳴 niao3 ming2
birdsong; warbling

牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pin4 ji1 mu3 ming2
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority; women meddle in politics; The female wears the trousers.

气鸣乐器 氣鳴樂器 qi4 ming2 yue4 qi4
aerophone (music)

琴瑟和鸣 琴瑟和鳴 qin2 se4 he2 ming2
in perfect harmony; in sync; lit. qin and se sing in harmony

嘶鸣 嘶鳴 si1 ming2
to whinny (of a horse); to neigh

武鸣 武鳴 wu3 ming2
Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁, Guangxi

武鸣县 武鳴縣 wu3 ming2 xian4
Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁, Guangxi

弦鸣乐器 弦鳴樂器 xian2 ming2 yue4 qi4
string instrument

哮鸣 哮鳴 xiao4 ming2
wheezing

一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yi1 ming2 jing1 ren2
to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity

争鸣 爭鳴 zheng1 ming2
to contend

钟鸣鼎食 鐘鳴鼎食 zhong1 ming2 ding3 shi2
extravagant lifestyle

钟鸣漏尽 鐘鳴漏盡 zhong1 ming2 lou4 jin4
past one's prime; in one's declining years

自鸣得意 自鳴得意 zi4 ming2 de2 yi4
to think highly of oneself

自鸣钟 自鳴鐘 zi4 ming2 zhong1
chiming clock

奏鸣曲 奏鳴曲 zou4 ming2 qu3
sonata

奏鸣曲式 奏鳴曲式 zou4 ming2 qu3 shi4
sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)