鸣金收兵 — Chinese idiom

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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