Free Chinese learning, tailored for you! This series highlights idioms and proverbs, useful in many contexts. Let’s explain 「鳴金收軍」 and how it’s used.
Our focus this time is on the idiom 「鳴金收軍」. You’ll find its definition and examples below.
In ancient times, the troops would be signaled to withdraw to the camp by beating gongs.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
míng jīn shōu jūn
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
ming4 gam1 sau1 gwan1
The treasure trove of Chinese idioms is extensive, with different expressions suited for various situations. We hope these free resources will aid you in your journey to mastering Chinese.
