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鸣金

鳴金
míng jīn

Meanings

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míng jīn
  1. 1.to beat a gong
  2. 2.to sound the retreat

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Wiktionary

  1. 1.to bang the gongs (the signal to attack or retreat)

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Etymology

In ancient Chinese warfare, the gong was used in much the same way as a bugle in recent times.

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Stroke order

Components

鸣口鸟
金全丷

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Characters

鸣金

More examples & usage (AI)

Derived terms

擂鼓鳴金擂鼓鸣金鳴金擊鼓鸣金击鼓鳴金收兵鸣金收兵

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Related words

擂鼓鸣金 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat鸣金收兵 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat鸣金收军 to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat击鼓鸣金 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat