funeral bell; death knell; toll
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
2 senses · 5 examplesnoun
funeral bell; death bell (in Western churches, rung to announce a death or hold religious ceremonies for the dead)
formalRefers specifically to the Christian tradition of ringing bells to mark a death.
Jiào教
táng堂
wèi为
nà那
wèi位
shì逝
qù去
de的
lǎo老
rén人
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
sāng丧
zhōng钟
。
The church tolled the funeral bell for the deceased old man.
Yuǎn远
chù处
chuán传
lái来
zhèn阵
zhèn阵
sāng丧
zhōng钟
shēng声
。
The sound of the funeral bell came from afar.
noun
death knell; sign of impending doom or destruction; harbinger of death
literaryOften used metaphorically in political, economic, or literary contexts to signal the end of something.
Xīn新
zhèng政
cè策
de的
chū出
tái台
wèi为
zhè这
jiā家
chuán传
tǒng统
qǐ企
yè业
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
sāng丧
zhōng钟
。
The introduction of the new policy tolled the death knell for this traditional enterprise.
Rú如
guǒ果
jì继
xù续
hū忽
shì视
huán环
jìng境
bǎo保
hù护
，
jiù就
shì是
zài在
wèi为
rén人
lèi类
de的
wèi未
lái来
qiāo敲
sāng丧
zhōng钟
。
If we continue to ignore environmental protection, we are tolling the death knell for humanity's future.
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Hù互
lián联
wǎng网
de的
chū出
xiàn现
wèi为
zhǐ纸
zhì质
shū书
xìn信
qiāo敲
xiǎng响
le了
sāng丧
zhōng钟
。
The advent of the internet tolled the death knell for paper letters.