| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 哀鳴 | 哀鸣 | āi míng | a plaintive whine; wail |
| 百家爭鳴 | 百家争鸣 | bǎi jiā zhēng míng | (saying) "let a hundred schools of thought strive"; refers to the rise of philosophies during the Warring States Period |
| 悲鳴 | 悲鸣 | bēi míng | utter sad calls; lament |
| 不平則鳴 | 不平则鸣 | bù píng zé míng | where there is injustice; there will be an outcry; man will cry out against injustice |
| 耳鳴 | 耳鸣 | ěr míng | tinnitus |
| 共鳴 | 共鸣 | gòng míng | (n) physical resonance; (n) sympathetic response to sth |
| 孤掌難鳴 | 孤掌难鸣 | gū zhǎng nán míng | It's hard to clap with only one hand.; It takes two to tango; It's difficult to achieve anything without support. |
| 雷鳴 | 雷鸣 | léi míng | thunder; very loud sounds |
| 鳴 | 鸣 | míng | to cry (of birds) |
| 鳴角鴞 | 鸣角鴞 | míng jiǎo xiāo | (n) screech owl |
| 鳴叫 | 鸣叫 | míng jiào | hoot; animal call |
| 鳴禽 | 鸣禽 | míng qín | songbird |
| 武鳴 | 武鸣 | Wǔ míng | (N) Wuming (place in Guangxi) |
| 奏鳴曲 | 奏鸣曲 | zòu míng qǔ | sonata |
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