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echo / sound / noise / to make a sound / to sound / to ring / loud / classifier for noises

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

surname Xiang

towards / to face / to turn towards / direction / to support / to side with / shortly before / formerly / always / all along / (suffix) suitable for ... / oriented to ...

to tend toward / to guide / variant of 向[xiang4]

variant of 向[xiang4] / direction / orientation / to face / to turn toward / to / towards / shortly before / formerly

repercussions / reaction / echo

symphony

lit. not a common chord (idiom); outstanding / brilliant / out of the common run

symphony

symphony orchestra

ordinary tones / everyday harmony / common chord

wordless and silent (idiom); without speaking / taciturn

symphony, symphonic

to gain fame and success

(onom.) ding dong / jingling of bells / clanking sound

reverberates around the rafters (idiom); fig. sonorous and resounding (esp. of singing voice)

(idiom) to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

lit. one palm alone cannot clap (proverb) / fig. it takes two persons to start a dispute / it takes two to tango / it's difficult to achieve anything without support

to win instant success (idiom) / to start off successfully

lit. a full bottle makes no sound; a half-filled bottle sloshes (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise

to keep totally silent / noiselessly

symphony orchestra

symphonic metal (pop music) / heavy metal with symphonic pretensions

lit. if you tap a half-empty bottle it makes a sound (idiom) / fig. empty vessels make the most noise / one who has a little knowledge likes to show off, but one who is truly knowledgeable is modest

half the day / a long time / quite a while