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擊鼓鳴金

简击鼓鸣金 · 繁擊鼓鳴金

Mandarin · pinyin jī gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
to egg people on or to call them back

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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
鳴: Look up this written character
金: jīn · gold; metals in general; money; Kangxi radical 167
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
鸣: míng · cry of bird or animal; make sound

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1–3–2–1 · ji1 gu3 ming2 jin1

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gik1 gu2 ming4 gam1

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