蝉鸣
chán míng
Pinyin

Definition

蝉鸣
 - 
chán míng
  1. song of cicadas
  2. chirping of insects

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

貂蝉
Diāo Chán
  1. 1 Diaochan (-192), one of the four legendary beauties 四大美女[sì dà měi nu:3], in fiction a famous beauty at the break-up of Han dynasty, given as concubine to usurping warlord Dong Zhuo 董卓[Dǒng Zhuó] to ensure his overthrow by fighting hero Lü Bu 呂布|吕布[Lu:3 Bù]
鸣
míng
  1. 1 to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
  2. 2 to make a sound
  3. 3 to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
共鸣
gòng míng
  1. 1 resonance (physics)
  2. 2 sympathetic response to sth
奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ
  1. 1 sonata
耳鸣
ěr míng
  1. 1 tinnitus
蝉联
chán lián
  1. 1 to continue in a post
  2. 2 (to hold a post) several times in succession
  3. 3 (to win a title) in successive years
  4. 4 to stay at number one
  5. 5 to defend a championship
轰鸣
hōng míng
  1. 1 boom (sound of explosion)
  2. 2 rumble
鸣笛
míng dí
  1. 1 to hoot
  2. 2 to whistle
鸣谢
míng xiè
  1. 1 to express gratitude (esp. in public)
  2. 2 vote of thanks
不平则鸣
bù píng zé míng
  1. 1 where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
  2. 2 man will cry out against injustice
哀鸣
āi míng
  1. 1 (of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound
  2. 2 whine
  3. 3 moan
  4. 4 wail
嘶鸣
sī míng
  1. 1 to whinny (of a horse)
  2. 2 to neigh
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
大鸣大放
dà míng dà fàng
  1. 1 free airing of views (PRC)
孤掌难鸣
gū zhǎng nán míng
  1. 1 It's hard to clap with only one hand.
  2. 2 It takes two to tango
  3. 3 It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
寒蝉
hán chán
  1. 1 cicada in winter
  2. 2 fig. mournful sound
悲鸣
bēi míng
  1. 1 utter sad calls
  2. 2 lament
武鸣
Wǔ míng
  1. 1 Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi
武鸣县
Wǔ míng xiàn
  1. 1 Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nán níng], Guangxi

Idioms (16)

一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
噤若寒蝉
jìn ruò hán chán
  1. 1 to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
牝鸡牡鸣
pìn jī mǔ míng
  1. 1 female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
  2. 2 women meddle in politics
  3. 3 The female wears the trousers.
百家争鸣
bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
百花齐放，百家争鸣
bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng
  1. 1 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
篝火狐鸣
gōu huǒ hú míng
  1. 1 to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
  2. 2 an uprising is afoot (idiom)
螳螂捕蝉
táng láng bǔ chán
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
螳螂捕蝉，黄雀在后
táng láng bǔ chán , huáng què zài hòu
  1. 1 the mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind (idiom, from Daoist classic Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子); to pursue a narrow gain while neglecting a greater danger
金蝉脱壳
jīn chán tuō qiào
  1. 1 lit. the cicada sheds its carapace (idiom); fig. to vanish leaving an empty shell
  2. 2 a crafty escape plan
鸡鸣狗盗
jī míng gǒu dào
  1. 1 crowing like a cock and stealing like a dog (idiom)
  2. 2 bag of tricks
  3. 3 useful talents
静若寒蝉
jìng ruò hán chán
  1. 1 as quiet as a cicada in winter (idiom)
鸣金收兵
míng jīn shōu bīng
  1. 1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
鸣金收军
míng jīn shōu jūn
  1. 1 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
黄钟毁弃瓦釜雷鸣
huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng
  1. 1 lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
  2. 2 good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)

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