鳴金

See also: 鸣金

Chinese

		to make a sound	gong
trad. (鳴金)		鳴	金
simp. (鸣金)		鸣	金

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): míngjīn

  (Zhuyin): ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: míngjīn
    • Zhuyin: ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: míngjin
    • Wade–Giles: ming²-chin¹
    • Yale: míng-jīn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: mingjin
    • Palladius: минцзинь (minczinʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /miŋ³⁵ t͡ɕin⁵⁵/

Verb

鳴⫽金 (verb-object)

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

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

Related terms

• 金鼓 (jīngǔ)