"金鼓" meaning in Chinese

See 金鼓 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Standard-Chinese, Sinological-IPA], /kɐm⁵⁵ kuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Guangzhou, Sinological-IPA]
Etymology: In ancient Chinese warfare, the signal for advancing was the beating of a drum (擊鼓), whereas the signal for recalling the troops was the sounding of the gongs (鳴金). Etymology templates: {{zh-l|*擊鼓}} 擊鼓, {{zh-l|*鳴金}} 鳴金 Head templates: {{head|zh|noun}} 金鼓
  1. (literary) gongs and drums (used for signaling the troops in ancient warfare) Tags: literary Derived forms: 金鼓喧天 (jīngǔxuāntiān), 金鼓連天, 金鼓连天, 金鼓雷鳴, 金鼓雷鸣, 金鼓齊鳴 (jīngǔ qí míng), 金鼓齐鸣 (jīngǔ qí míng) Related terms: 鳴金 (míngjīn), 鸣金 (míngjīn)
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      "args": {
        "1": "*擊鼓"
      },
      "expansion": "擊鼓",
      "name": "zh-l"
    },
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "*鳴金"
      },
      "expansion": "鳴金",
      "name": "zh-l"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "In ancient Chinese warfare, the signal for advancing was the beating of a drum (擊鼓), whereas the signal for recalling the troops was the sounding of the gongs (鳴金).",
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      },
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  "lang_code": "zh",
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          "name": "Military",
          "orig": "zh:Military",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
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          "langcode": "zh",
          "name": "Musical instruments",
          "orig": "zh:Musical instruments",
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        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "roman": "jīngǔxuāntiān",
          "word": "金鼓喧天"
        },
        {
          "word": "金鼓連天"
        },
        {
          "word": "金鼓连天"
        },
        {
          "word": "金鼓雷鳴"
        },
        {
          "word": "金鼓雷鸣"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jīngǔ qí míng",
          "word": "金鼓齊鳴"
        },
        {
          "roman": "jīngǔ qí míng",
          "word": "金鼓齐鸣"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "gongs and drums (used for signaling the troops in ancient warfare)"
      ],
      "id": "en-金鼓-zh-noun-inl6C6JS",
      "links": [
        [
          "gong",
          "gong"
        ],
        [
          "drum",
          "drum"
        ]
      ],
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        "(literary) gongs and drums (used for signaling the troops in ancient warfare)"
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "roman": "míngjīn",
          "word": "鳴金"
        },
        {
          "roman": "míngjīn",
          "word": "鸣金"
        }
      ],
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        "literary"
      ]
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  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīngǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gam¹ gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīngǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jingǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chin¹-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīn-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jinguu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czinʹgu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзиньгу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "今古",
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        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "筋骨",
      "raw_tags": [
        "Homophones"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
      "homophone": "金鼓",
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        "Homophones"
      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gam¹ gu²"
    },
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        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Yale"
      ],
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    },
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      ],
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    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gem¹ gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/kɐm⁵⁵ kuː³⁵/",
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        "Hong Kong"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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    }
  ],
  "word": "金鼓"
}
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      "roman": "jīngǔxuāntiān",
      "word": "金鼓喧天"
    },
    {
      "word": "金鼓連天"
    },
    {
      "word": "金鼓连天"
    },
    {
      "word": "金鼓雷鳴"
    },
    {
      "word": "金鼓雷鸣"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngǔ qí míng",
      "word": "金鼓齊鳴"
    },
    {
      "roman": "jīngǔ qí míng",
      "word": "金鼓齐鸣"
    }
  ],
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  ],
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  "pos": "noun",
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      "roman": "míngjīn",
      "word": "鳴金"
    },
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      "roman": "míngjīn",
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    }
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        "Chinese terms spelled with 金",
        "Chinese terms spelled with 鼓",
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      ],
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        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīngǔ"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gam¹ gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīngǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Bopomofo"
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      "zh_pron": "ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jingǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "chin¹-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jīn-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "jinguu"
    },
    {
      "roman": "czinʹgu",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "цзиньгу"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
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      ],
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        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
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      "homophone": "筋骨",
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      ],
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        "Mandarin",
        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
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      "homophone": "金鼓",
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        "Standard-Chinese"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
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        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh_pron": "gam¹ gu²"
    },
    {
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        "Standard-Cantonese",
        "Hong Kong"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangzhou",
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      ],
      "zh_pron": "gām gú"
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      ],
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    }
  ],
  "word": "金鼓"
}

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