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yong bell
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English
1.1
Etymology
1.2
Pronunciation
1.3
Noun
1.3.1
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English
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A yong bell from the
Western Zhou
dynasty (c. 1045 BC – 771 BC).
Etymology
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From
Learned borrowing
from
Mandarin
鏞
/
镛
(
yōng
)
+
bell
.
Pronunciation
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IPA
(
key
)
:
/jɒŋˈbɛl/
Noun
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yong
bell
(
plural
yong bells
)
A type of
large
,
bronze
bell
originating in
ancient
China
, played as a
musical instrument
to
indicate
the
beat
.
Translations
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type of bell
Chinese:
Cantonese:
鏞
/
镛
(
jung
4
)
Mandarin:
鏞
/
镛
(zh)
(
yōng
)
,
大鐘
/
大钟
(
dàzhōng
)
,
鐄
/
𨱑
(zh)
(
huáng
)
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