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鳴金收兵 (ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

鳴金收兵 (ming4 gam1 sau1 bing1, míng jīn shōu bīng) — to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

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beyond HSK

Related words

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• 鳴冤叫屈 (ming4 jyun1 giu3 wat1) — to complain bitterly
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