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晨钟暮鼓

chén zhōng mù gǔ

4-character word Traditional 晨鐘暮鼓

What 晨钟暮鼓 means

1. lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress

The characters in 晨钟暮鼓

• 晨chénmorning; dawn; daybreak
• 钟zhōnghandleless cup; goblet; (bound form) to concentrate (one's affection etc); variant of 钟
• 暮mùevening; sunset
• 鼓gǔdrum; to drum; to strike