míng xiè 
		to express gratitude (esp. in public)
vote of thanks
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gòng míng 
		resonance (physics)
sympathetic response to sth
		 
		
		
		
		
					
				
		
			yī míng jīng rén 
		to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			hōng míng 
		boom (sound of explosion)
rumble
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng 
		to cry (of birds, animals and insects)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng jiào 
		to emit a sound
(of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc
(of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound
		 
		
		
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi jiā zhēng míng 
		a hundred schools of thought contend (idiom); refers to the classical philosophic schools of the Warring States period 475-221 BC
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wǔ míng 
		Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			chán míng 
		song of cicadas
chirping of insects
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng bù píng 
		to cry out against injustice
to protest unfairness
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng 
		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
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			sī míng 
		to whinny (of a horse)
to neigh
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Wǔ míng xiàn 
		Wuming county in Nanning 南寧|南宁[Nan2 ning2], Guangxi
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng jīn 
		to beat a gong
to sound the retreat
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			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.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bù píng zé míng 
		where there is injustice, there will be an outcry
man will cry out against injustice
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zì míng dé yì 
		to think highly of oneself
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng jīn shōu bīng 
		to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			qín sè hé míng 
		in perfect harmony
in sync
lit. qin and se sing in harmony
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zòu míng qǔ shì 
		sonata form (one of the large-scale structures used in Western classical music)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			hóu míng 
		throat sound such as choking, donkey's bray etc
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			huáng zhōng huǐ qì wǎ fǔ léi míng 
		lit. earthern pots make more noise than classical bells
good men are discarded in favor of bombastic ones (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			gōu huǒ hú míng 
		to tell fox ghost stories around a bonfire and incite rebellion
an uprising is afoot (idiom)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			míng jīn shōu jūn 
		to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			jī gǔ míng jīn 
		to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			zhōng míng lòu jìn 
		past one's prime
in one's declining years
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			léi gǔ míng jīn 
		to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			pìn jī mǔ míng 
		female chicken crows at daybreak (idiom); a woman usurps authority
women meddle in politics
The female wears the trousers.
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Míng jiǎo xiāo 
		Screech-owl (genus Megascops, a.k.a. Otus)
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			bǎi huā qí fàng , bǎi jiā zhēng míng 
		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
		 
		
		
														
		
		
			 
		
				
		
			Dà míng dà fàng Yùn dòng 
		see 百花運動|百花运动[Bai3 hua1 Yun4 dong4]