鸣枪
míng qiāng
Pinyin

Definition

鸣枪
 - 
míng qiāng
  1. to fire warning shots

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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
枪
Qiāng
  1. 1 surname Qiang
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)
中枪
zhòng qiāng
  1. 1 to be hit by a gun
  2. 2 shot
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
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
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
  1. 1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
  2. 2 unaccompanied
奏鸣曲
zòu míng qǔ
  1. 1 sonata
悲鸣
bēi míng
  1. 1 utter sad calls
  2. 2 lament
手枪
shǒu qiāng
  1. 1 pistol
  2. 2 CL:把[bǎ]
打枪
dǎ qiāng
  1. 1 to fire a gun
  2. 2 to substitute for sb in sitting an examination
枪口
qiāng kǒu
  1. 1 muzzle of a gun
枪战
qiāng zhàn
  1. 1 gun battle
  2. 2 firefight
枪手
qiāng shǒu
  1. 1 gunman
  2. 2 sharpshooter
  3. 3 sb who takes an exam for sb else
  4. 4 sb who produces a piece of work for sb else to pass off as their own
枪击
qiāng jī
  1. 1 to shoot with a gun
  2. 2 shooting incident
枪击案
qiāng jī àn
  1. 1 a shooting
枪支
qiāng zhī
  1. 1 a gun
  2. 2 guns in general
枪毙
qiāng bì
  1. 1 to execute by firing squad
  2. 2 to shoot dead
  3. 3 fig. to discard
  4. 4 to get rid of
枪杀
qiāng shā
  1. 1 to shoot dead

Idioms (20)

一鸣惊人
yī míng jīng rén
  1. 1 to amaze the world with a single brilliant feat (idiom); an overnight celebrity
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
  1. 1 lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. invulnerable
  3. 3 untouchable
  4. 4 thick-skinned
  5. 5 impervious to criticism
单枪匹马
dān qiāng pǐ mǎ
  1. 1 lit. single spear and horse (idiom); fig. single-handed
  2. 2 unaccompanied
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
明枪好躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng hǎo duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
明枪易躲，暗箭难防
míng qiāng yì duǒ , àn jiàn nán fáng
  1. 1 lit. easy to dodge the spear in the open, hard to avoid a stab in the dark (idiom); it is hard to guard against secret conspiracies
枪打出头鸟
qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo
  1. 1 the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)
  2. 2 nonconformity gets punished
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
真刀真枪
zhēn dāo zhēn qiāng
  1. 1 real swords, real spears (idiom)
  2. 2 real weapons
  3. 3 very much for real
  4. 4 every bit real
  5. 5 the genuine article
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)
荷枪实弹
hè qiāng shí dàn
  1. 1 (idiom) armed
  2. 2 carrying a loaded firearm
银样镴枪头
yín yàng là qiāng tóu
  1. 1 silvery spear point actually made of pewter (idiom); fig. worthless despite an attractive exterior
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
鸟枪换炮
niǎo qiāng huàn pào
  1. 1 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
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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