鳴 (ming4) — make a sound/noise; ring in Cantonese
mingˎ₄鳴简 鸣
Mandarin Pinyin: ming2
Meaning of 鳴
nounmake a sound/noise; ring
noun(of birds, animals or insects) call; cry; screech; warble
nounexpress; voice; air (one's views, feelings)
Example Sentences with 鳴
jatˉ¹一go˗₃個zau2,走，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。
One leaves, and another takes their place.
keoiˏ₅佢zauˊ²走zo2,咗，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。
He quit, and a new person replaced him.
gauˍ₆舊gungˉ¹公siˉ¹司zapˉ¹執lap1,笠，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。
The old company closed, and a new one opened.
niˉ¹呢fanˍ₆份gungˉ¹工mˎ₄唔zou6,做，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。
If I don't do this job, someone else will.
zungˊ²總jauˏ₅有sanˉ¹新jan4,人，jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞seiˊ²死jatˉ¹一gaiˉ¹雞ming4.鳴。
There are always new people coming along.
Words Containing 鳴
一雞死一雞鳴jat1 gai1 sei2 jat1 gai1 ming4
"one cock is dead, another one crows"
不平則鳴bat1 ping4 zak1 ming4
where there is injustice; there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice
共鳴gung6 ming4
sympathetic/empathic response to something
百家爭鳴baak3 gaa1 zang1 ming4
let a hundred schools of thought strive
一雞死，一雞鳴jat1 gai1 sei2 ，jat1 gai1 ming4
lit. one chicken dies, another starts crowing, meaning nothing ends if it meant to survive
黃百鳴wong4 baak3 ming4
Raymond Wong Pak Ming; a Hong Kong actor, producer and screenwriter
悲鳴bei1 ming4
lament; utter sad calls
哀鳴oi1 ming4
a plaintive whine; wail
耳鳴ji5 ming4
experience ringing in the ears, tinnitus
喉鳴hau4 ming4
throat sound such as choking, a donkey's bray, etc.
蜂鳴器fung1 ming4 hei3
electric buzzer
一鳴驚人jat1 ming4 ging1 jan4
(of an obscure person) amaze the world with a single brilliant feat
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