鳴鏑

Chinese

		to cry (of birds)	arrowhead
trad. (鳴鏑)		鳴	鏑
simp. (鸣镝)		鸣	镝

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngdí

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngdí
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngdí
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-ti²
    • Yale: míng-dí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingdyi
    • Palladius: минди (mindi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ ti³⁵/

Noun

鳴鏑

1. (historical) whistling arrow

   Synonym: 響箭／响箭 (xiǎngjiàn)

   • 如何一旦為奔亡之虜，聞鳴鏑而股戰，對穹廬以屈膝，又何劣邪？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     如何一旦为奔亡之虏，闻鸣镝而股战，对穹庐以屈膝，又何劣邪？ [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: c. 505, Qiu Chi, 《與陳伯之書》

     Rúhé yīdàn wèi bēnwáng zhī lǔ, wén míngdí ér gǔzhàn, duì qiónglú yǐ qūxī, yòu hé liè xié? [Pinyin]

     Yet how despicable for you now to be, after your defection, reduced to seeking refuge here and there, shuddering at the whistling of arrows and bowing and scraping before the tents of the barbarians.