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(physics) to resonate; resonance / sympathetic response
HSK 7-9
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  *鳴* | 鳴* | *鳴
to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
boom (sound of explosion) / rumble
thunder rolls
(of animals, the wind etc) to make a mournful sound / whine; moan; wail
to whinny (of a horse) / to neigh
to contend
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
tinnitus
in perfect harmony / in sync / lit. qin and se sing in harmony
wheezing
It's hard to clap with only one hand. / It takes two to tango / It's difficult to achieve anything without support.
a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
sound of an explosion
to utter a mournful cry / wail; groan
female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority / women meddle in politics / The female wears the trousers.
where there is injustice, there will be an outcry / man will cry out against injustice
throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion / an uprising is afoot (idiom)
song of cicadas / chirping of insects
birdsong / warbling
lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells / good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)


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