







鸣金收军 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sound gongs or trumpets to signal the withdrawal of troops”. To order a retreat; to call off an action. Literally, “Sound gongs to withdraw troops”.

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Open the tool →鸣金收军 (míng jīn shōu jūn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to sound gongs or trumpets to signal the withdrawal of troops”.
鸣金收军 is pronounced míng jīn shōu jūn in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 鸣金收军 means “Sound gongs to withdraw troops”. It is used to mean “to sound gongs or trumpets to signal the withdrawal of troops”.
古时作战用敲锣等方式发出信号撤军回营。