金鼓

Chinese

		metal; gold; money	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
simp. and trad. (金鼓)		金	鼓

Etymology

In ancient Chinese warfare, the signal for advancing was the beating of a drum (擊鼓), whereas the signal for recalling the troops was the sounding of the gongs (鳴金).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jīngǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gam¹ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jīngǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jingǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chin¹-ku³
    • Yale: jīn-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jinguu
    • Palladius: цзиньгу (czinʹgu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
    • Homophones:

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• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: gam¹ gu²
    • Yale: gām gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gam¹ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gem¹ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐm⁵⁵ kuː³⁵/

Noun

金鼓

1. (literary) gongs and drums (used for signaling the troops in ancient warfare)

Derived terms

• 金鼓喧天 (jīngǔxuāntiān)
• 金鼓連天／金鼓连天
• 金鼓雷鳴／金鼓雷鸣
• 金鼓齊鳴／金鼓齐鸣 (jīngǔ qí míng)

 

Related terms

• 鳴金／鸣金 (míngjīn)