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鸣金

míng jīn

2-character word Traditional 鳴金

What 鸣金 means

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

The characters in 鸣金

• 鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects); to make a sound…
• 金jīngold; chemical element Au; generic term for lustrous and ductile metals

Words starting with 鸣金

• 鸣金收兵míng jīn shōu bīngto beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat
• 鸣金收军míng jīn shōu jūnto beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

Words containing 鸣金

• 击鼓鸣金jī gǔ míng jīnto beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat…
• 擂鼓鸣金léi gǔ míng jīnto beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat…