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Open the tool →鼋鸣鳖应 (yuán míng biē yìng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to respond to each other in perfect harmony”.
鼋鸣鳖应 is pronounced yuán míng biē yìng in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鼋鸣鳖应 means “the softshell turtle calls, and the turtle responds”. It is used to mean “to respond to each other in perfect harmony”.
比喻互相感应,一倡一和。