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Open the tool →金鼓喧天 (jīn gǔ xuān tiān) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “a tremendous din of gongs and drums”.
金鼓喧天 is pronounced jīn gǔ xuān tiān in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 金鼓喧天 means “Gongs and drums shaking the sky; gongs and drums clamoring to the heavens”. It is used to mean “a tremendous din of gongs and drums”.
金鼓:古时作战,用金钟和战鼓指挥士兵,击鼓表示前进,鸣金表示后退。形容军威盛大或战斗激烈