鸣金收兵 — Chinese idiom
鸣金收兵
míng jīn shōu bīng
Traditional: 鳴金收兵
Meaning
- to beat the gong to recall troops ; to order a retreat
Character by character
- 鸣mínga bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
- 金jīngold, metal; money
- 收shōuto collect, to gather, to harvest
- 兵bīngsoldier; troops, an army; warlike
Idioms sharing a character
- 一鸣惊人 yī míng jīng rén
- 大鸣大放 dà míng dà fàng
- 擂鼓鸣金 léi gǔ míng jīn
- 击鼓鸣金 jī gǔ míng jīn
- 百家争鸣 bǎi jiā zhēng míng
- 篝火狐鸣 gōu huǒ hú míng
- 鸡鸣狗盗 jī míng gǒu dào
- 一刻千金 yī kè qiān jīn
- 一字千金 yī zì qiān jīn
- 一掷千金 yī zhì qiān jīn
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