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鳴叫

简鸣叫 · 繁鳴叫

Mandarin · pinyin míng jiào

to emit a sound
(of birds, insects etc) to chirp, hoot etc
(of a siren, steam whistle etc) to sound

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鳴: Look up this written character
叫: jiào · cry, shout; hail, greet, call
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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2–4 · ming2 jiao4

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verb

(of birds, insects, etc.) to call; to chirp

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