sound a gong to recall troops (ancient)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to sound a gong; to recall troops
archaicA historical military practice in ancient Chinese warfare where beating a gong or bronze instrument signaled troops to withdraw from battle.
Jiāng将
jūn军
jiàn见
xíng形
shì势
bù不
lì利
，
biàn便
xià下
lìng令
míng鸣
jīn金
shōu收
bīng兵
。
Seeing the situation turn unfavorable, the general ordered the gongs to be sounded to recall the troops.
Gǔ古
rén人
zuò作
zhàn战
shí时
，
léi擂
gǔ鼓
jìn进
jūn军
，
míng鸣
jīn金
shōu收
bīng兵
。
In ancient warfare, they beat the war drum to advance and sounded the gong to withdraw.
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Suí随
zhe着
yī一
shēng声
míng鸣
jīn金
，
shì士
bīng兵
men们
fēn纷
fēn纷
chè撤
tuì退
。
Following the sound of the gong, the soldiers all withdrew.
Chéng成
yǔ语
“
míng鸣
jīn金
shōu收
bīng兵
”
biàn便
yuán源
yú于
cǐ此
。
The idiom 'sound the gong and recall the troops' originates from this.