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  ming4   jyutping
  ming2   pinyin
[1] (of birds, animals or insects) call; cry; screech; warble
[2] make a sound/noise; ring
[3] express; voice; air (one's views, feelings)


verb
Stroke count: 14
Level: 2
Radical: (#196)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
鳴 / 鸣

This word has been viewed 6317 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 2nd Apr 2011 02:07

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detail  baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4  bai3 jia1 zheng1 ming2 = let a hundred schools of thought strive
detail  gung6 ming4  gong4 ming2 = sympathetic/empathic response to something
detail  jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4   = "one cock is dead, another one crows"
detail  bat1 ping4 zak1 ming4  bu4 ping2 ze2 ming2 = where there is injustice; there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
detail  bei1 ming4  bei1 ming2 = lament; utter sad calls
detail  fung1 ming4 hei3  feng1 ming2 qi4 = electric buzzer
detail  ji5 ming4  er3 ming2 = experience ringing in the ears, tinnitus
detail  oi1 ming4  ai1 ming2 = a plaintive whine; wail
detail  lyun4 fung6 wo4 ming4  luan2 feng4 he2 ming2 = two birds sing together; couple's life is very good, is happily married
detail  hau4 ming4  hou2 ming2 = throat sound such as choking, a donkey's bray, etc.
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: This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese.  
: This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
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