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洪钟

Word · NounTraditional洪鐘

large bell; resonant sound

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

large bell; bell of great size

literary

Literary term, often used to describe a bell's imposing size or as a metaphor for a resonant voice.

Sì寺
nèi内
xuán悬
guà挂
zhe着
yī一
kǒu口
jù巨
dà大
de的
hóng洪
zhōng钟
 。

A huge large bell hangs inside the temple.

Gǔ古
zhōng钟
lóu楼
lǐ里
 ,
nà那
kǒu口
qiān千
nián年
hóng洪
zhōng钟
yī依
rán然
wán完
hǎo好
 。

Inside the ancient bell tower, that thousand-year-old great bell is still intact.

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Tā他
xíng形
róng容
nà那
zuò座
dà大
zhōng钟
shēng声
rú如
hóng洪
zhōng钟
 。

He described the sound of that large bell as being like a deep, resonant bell.