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擂鼓鸣金

léi gǔ míng jīndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom) / fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-6f467594042ebb49. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

擂鼓鳴金 擂鼓鸣金 [lei2 gu3 ming2 jin1] /to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat/to egg people on or to call them back/

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Other forms in these source records: 擂鼓鳴金

  • 擂
    léi

    to pound (with a mortar and pestle) / to hit (a person) / to beat (a drum) / to bang on (a door) / (dialect) to scold

    lèi

    (bound form) platform for a martial art contest / Taiwan pr. [léi]

  • 鼓
    gǔ

    drum / CL:通[tòng],面[miàn] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell

  • 鸣
    míng

    to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

  • 金
    jīn

    gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[bā yīn]

    Jīn

    surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115–1234)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.