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Our free resources help you explore Chinese idioms and proverbs. These phrases are full of meaning and widely applicable. Today, we introduce 「暮鼓晨鐘」—details below.

Here, we present the idiom 「暮鼓晨鐘」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.

According to Buddhist rules, drums are played in the temple at night and bells are rung in the morning. A metaphor is a word that can make people alert and awaken.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

mù gǔ chén zhōng

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

mou6 gu2 san4 jung1

Chinese idioms encompass an enormous variety, each rich in its meanings and uses. We’ve compiled these resources to support your efforts in learning the language.