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暮鼓晨鐘

简暮鼓晨钟 · 繁暮鼓晨鐘

Mandarin · pinyin mù gǔ chén zhōng

lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
the passage of time in a disciplined existence

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暮: mù · evening, dusk, sunset; ending
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
晨: chén · early morning, daybreak
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钟: zhōng · clock; bell

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4–3–2–1 · mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1

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mou6 gu2 san4 zung1

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(alt-of, alternative, idiomatic) alternative form of 晨鐘暮鼓 /晨钟暮鼓 (chénzhōngmùgǔ)

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