Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「暮鼓朝鐘」, with details below.
This time, we’re looking at the idiom 「暮鼓朝鐘」. Its meaning and application are provided below.
A metaphor is a word that can make people alert and awaken. Same as “evening drum and morning bell”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mù gǔ cháo zhōng
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mou6 gu2 jiu1 jung1
Chinese idioms, with their vast variety, hold different meanings and uses. Their abundance makes studying them rewarding, and these materials are here to help you along the way.
