金鼓

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
simp. and trad. (金鼓)		金	鼓

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).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)
  - Pinyin: jīngǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣㄍㄨˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinguu
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
  - Homophones:
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    今古
    筋骨
    金鼓
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: gam¹ gu²
  - Yale: gām gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ gu²
  - IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kuː³⁵/

Noun

金鼓

(literary) gongs and drums (used for signaling the troops in ancient warfare)

Derived terms

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／金鼓齐鸣 (jīngǔ qí míng)

Related terms

鳴金／鸣金 (míngjīn)

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