蝉鸣 蟬鳴
蝉鸣 蟬鳴 chán míng ㄔㄢˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sim4 ming4
- song of cicadas
- chirping of insects
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蝉 蟬
- 寒蝉 寒蟬 hán chán ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ hon4 sim4 a cicada in cold weather (used as a metaphor for sb who keeps their thoughts to themself)
- 蝉猴 蟬猴 chán hóu ㄔㄢˊ ㄏㄡˊ (coll.) newly-emerged cicada nymph
- 蝉科 蟬科 chán kē ㄔㄢˊ ㄎㄜ sim4 fo1 Cicadidae, homopterous insect family including cicada
- 蝉翼 蟬翼 chán yì ㄔㄢˊ ㄧˋ sim4 jik6 cicada's wing
- 蝉联 蟬聯 chán lián ㄔㄢˊ ㄌㄧㄢˊ sim4 lyun4 to continue in a post
Show 9 more words with 蝉 蟬
- 蝉蜕 蟬蛻 chán tuì ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ sim4 teoi3 cicada slough
- 蝉虾 蟬蝦 chán xiā ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄚ sim4 haa1 slipper lobster (family Scyllaridae)
- 蝉衣 蟬衣 chán yī ㄔㄢˊ ㄧ sim4 ji1 cicada slough (used in TCM)
- 貂蝉 貂蟬 Diāo Chán ㄉㄧㄠ ㄔㄢˊ diu1 sim4 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女, in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓 to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 吕布
- 金蝉 金蟬 Jīn chán ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ gam1 sim4 Golden Cicada
- 噤若寒蝉 噤若寒蟬 jìn ruò hán chán ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄖㄨㄛˋ ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ gam3 joek6 hon4 sim4 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
- 寒蝉效应 寒蟬效應 hán chán xiào yìng ㄏㄢˊ ㄔㄢˊ ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄧㄥˋ hon4 sim4 haau6 jing1 the chilling effect of a climate of fear in which people are afraid to speak their mind
- 螳螂捕蝉 螳螂捕蟬 táng láng bǔ chán ㄊㄤˊ ㄌㄤˊ ㄅㄨˇ ㄔㄢˊ tong4 long4 bou6 sim4 see 螳螂捕蟬，螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
- 金蝉脱壳 金蟬脫殼 jīn chán tuō qiào ㄐㄧㄣ ㄔㄢˊ ㄊㄨㄛ ㄑㄧㄠˋ gam1 sim4 tyut3 hok3 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
鸣 鳴
- 共鸣 共鳴 gòng míng ㄍㄨㄥˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gung6 ming4 (physics) to resonate; resonance
- 哀鸣 哀鳴 āi míng ㄞ ㄇㄧㄥˊ oi1 ming4 (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound
- 哮鸣 哮鳴 xiào míng ㄒㄧㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ haau1 ming4 wheezing
- 喉鸣 喉鳴 hóu míng ㄏㄡˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ hau4 ming4 throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
- 嘶鸣 嘶鳴 sī míng ㄙ ㄇㄧㄥˊ sai1 ming4 to whinny (of a horse)
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- 悲鸣 悲鳴 bēi míng ㄅㄟ ㄇㄧㄥˊ bei1 ming4 to utter a mournful cry
- 武鸣 武鳴 Wǔ míng ㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ mou5 ming4 see 武鸣区
- 爆鸣 爆鳴 bào míng ㄅㄠˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baau3 ming4 sound of an explosion
- 争鸣 爭鳴 zhēng míng ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ zang1 ming4 to contend
- 耳鸣 耳鳴 ěr míng ㄦˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ji5 ming4 tinnitus
- 轰鸣 轟鳴 hōng míng ㄏㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gwang1 ming4 boom (sound of explosion)
- 雷鸣 雷鳴 léi míng ㄌㄟˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ leoi4 ming4 thunder rolls
- 鸟鸣 鳥鳴 niǎo míng ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ niu5 ming4 birdsong
- 鸣叫 鳴叫 míng jiào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ming4 giu3 to emit a sound
- 鸣枪 鳴槍 míng qiāng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄤ ming4 coeng1 to fire warning shots
- 鸣禽 鳴禽 míng qín ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄣˊ ming4 kam4 songbird
- 鸣笛 鳴笛 míng dí ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˊ ming4 dek6 to hoot
- 鸣号 鳴號 míng hào ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄏㄠˋ ming4 hou6 to sound the horn
- 鸣谢 鳴謝 míng xiè ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ming4 ze6 to express gratitude (esp. in public)
- 鸣金 鳴金 míng jīn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ming4 gam1 to beat a gong
Idioms with these characters
- 百家争鸣 百家爭鳴 bǎi jiā zhēng míng ㄅㄞˇ ㄐㄧㄚ ㄓㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
- 大鸣大放 大鳴大放 dà míng dà fàng ㄉㄚˋ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄤˋ daai6 ming4 daai6 fong3 (idiom) to freely air one's views; to be heard far and wide; to attract a lot of attention
- 篝火狐鸣 篝火狐鳴 gōu huǒ hú míng ㄍㄡ ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄏㄨˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gau1 fo2 wu4 ming4 to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
Show 7 more idioms with 鸣 鳴
- 击鼓鸣金 擊鼓鳴金 jī gǔ míng jīn ㄐㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ gik1 gu2 ming4 gam1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
- 鸡鸣狗盗 雞鳴狗盜 jī míng gǒu dào ㄐㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄍㄡˇ ㄉㄠˋ gai1 ming4 gau2 dou6 crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
- 擂鼓鸣金 擂鼓鳴金 léi gǔ míng jīn ㄌㄟˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ leoi4 gu2 ming4 gam1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
- 鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 míng jīn shōu bīng ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄅㄧㄥ ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 鸣金收军 鳴金收軍 míng jīn shōu jūn ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ ㄕㄡ ㄐㄩㄣ ming4 gam1 sau1 gwan1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
- 牝鸡牡鸣 牝雞牡鳴 pìn jī mǔ míng ㄆㄧㄣˋ ㄐㄧ ㄇㄨˇ ㄇㄧㄥˊ pan5 gai1 maau5 ming4 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
- 一鸣惊人 一鳴驚人 yī míng jīng rén ㄧ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄥ ㄖㄣˊ jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
Example sentences
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蝉 蟬 破土 而 出 后 後 ， 会 會 蜕皮 蛻皮 ， 等待 身体 身體 干燥 乾燥 变硬 變硬 ， 然后 然後 飞 飛 到 树 樹 顶 頂 觅食 覓食 和 寻找 尋找 配偶 ， 它 牠 们 們 通过 通過 发出 發出 响亮 響亮 的 蝉鸣 蟬鳴 来 來 寻找 尋找 配偶 。
Once out of the ground, the cicadas molt and wait for their bodies to dry and harden, then they fly to the tops of trees where they feed and look for a mate, which they do by making a loud buzz.
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