鸣金收兵

Traditional form:

鳴金收兵

Pinyin (reading):

míngjīnshōubīng

Definitions:

• to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

Characters:

• 鸣 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 收 - to collect, to gather, to harvest
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike

Traditional characters:

• 鳴 - a bird call or animal cry; to make a sound
• 金 - gold, metal; money
• 收 - to collect, to gather, to harvest
• 兵 - soldier; troops, an army; warlike