鸣锣

鳴鑼
míngluó
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to beat a gong
  2. 2 to sound a gong

Examples

Gǔdài guānyuán chūxíng shí yào míngluó kāidào.
In ancient times, officials would have a gong sounded to clear the road when they traveled.
Bǐsài míngluó kāishǐ.
The contest began with the sounding of the gong.

Tips

culture
鸣锣开道 míngluó kāidào ("sound the gong to clear the way") is a famous set phrase: in imperial times, retainers struck gongs ahead of an official's procession to scatter commoners. Today it's used metaphorically — "to pave the way" for a policy or new product launch.

Stroke Order

míng
luó