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击鼓鸣金

jī gǔ míng jīn

4-character word Traditional 擊鼓鳴金

What 击鼓鸣金 means

1. to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
2. to egg people on or to call them back

The characters in 击鼓鸣金

• 击jīto hit; to strike; to break
• 鼓gǔdrum; to drum; to strike
• 鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound…
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals