Progressing from characters to words and idioms marks advanced Chinese. This guide freely explains 「鼓角齊鳴」 for your learning.
Here’s the idiom 「鼓角齊鳴」, with its definition and practical application described below.
Drum: war drum; horn: a musical instrument in ancient army, namely the horn. The war drums sounded and the trumpets blew. Describes the majestic formation of an army when attacking.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
gǔ jiǎo qí míng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
gu2 gok3 chai4 ming4
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.
