鸣金收兵

Traditional: 鳴金收兵

míng jīn shōu bīng

Dictionary entry

to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

What does 鸣金收兵 mean?

鸣金收兵 (míng jīn shōu bīng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

Character breakdown

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鸣míngto cry (of birds, animals and insects) · to make a sound 金Jīnsurname Jin · surname Kim (Korean)收shōuto receive · to accept 兵bīngsoldiers · a force

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How to pronounce 鸣金收兵

鸣金收兵

míng jīn shōu bīng

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