漏尽钟鸣 — “One's life is drawing to a close”
漏尽钟鸣 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's life is drawing to a close”. Life is at its last ebb. Literally, “Water clock exhausted, bell tolls”.
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漏尽钟鸣 Pronunciation and Pinyin
漏尽钟鸣 Character Breakdown
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他感到自己已是漏尽钟鸣，回顾往事，心中百感交集。
He felt his life was at its last ebb, and as he looked back at the past, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.
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Synonyms of 漏尽钟鸣
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- lòu漏jìn尽gēng更lán阑Deep into the night
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- lòu漏xiè泄tiān天jī机reveal an important secret
- lòu漏xiè泄chūn春guāng光reveal a private romantic affair
- lòu漏dòng洞bǎi百chū出full of flaws and inconsistencies
- lòu漏xiè洩chūn春guāng光reveal intimate or romantic secrets
- lòu漏wèng瓮wò沃jiāo焦fǔ釜futile effort in a desperate situation
- lòu漏wǎng网zhī之yú鱼fugitive who slipped through the net
- lòu漏wǎng网yóu游yú鱼escaped criminal or enemy
- lòu漏fǔ脯chōng充jī饥Satisfy immediate hunger with harmful food
- lòu漏jī齑dā搭cài菜slow, inefficient, indecisive, or overly meticulous
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Open the tool →Questions about 漏尽钟鸣
What does 漏尽钟鸣 mean?
漏尽钟鸣 (lòu jìn zhōng míng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “One's life is drawing to a close”.
How do you pronounce 漏尽钟鸣?
漏尽钟鸣 is pronounced lòu jìn zhōng míng in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 漏尽钟鸣 literally mean?
Literally, 漏尽钟鸣 means “Water clock exhausted, bell tolls”. It is used to mean “One's life is drawing to a close”.
What is the Chinese definition of 漏尽钟鸣?
比喻人的生命已到尽头。同“漏尽锺鸣”。