击鼓鸣金 — Chinese idiom
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
Traditional: 擊鼓鳴金
Meaning
- to beat the drum and sound the gong ; fig. to order an advance or retreat
- to egg people on or to call them back
Character by character
- 击jīto strike, to hit, to beat; to attack, to fight
- 鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
- 鸣mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
- 金jīngold, metal; money
Idioms sharing a character
- 不堪一击 bù kān yī jī
- 以卵击石 yǐ luǎn jī shí
- 打击报复 dǎ jī bào fù
- 旁敲侧击 páng qiāo cè jī
- 星流霆击 xīng liú tíng jī
- 无懈可击 wú xiè kě jī
- 盎盂相击 àng yú xiāng jī
- 声东击西 shēng dōng jī xī
- 迎头痛击 yíng tóu tòng jī
- 偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ
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