鳴金

Mandarin

Etymology

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

Verb

鳴金 (traditional, Pinyin míngjīn, simplified 鸣金)

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

Related terms

• 金鼓

References

• "鳴金" (in Mandarin), Guoyu Cidian On-line Mandarin Dictionary (國語辭典). URL accessed on 2009-01-04.
• 2007, Hanyu Da Cidian 3.0 (in Mandarin), Hong Kong: Commercial Press, ISBN 9789620702778: