鳴金 [鸣－]

Jyutping ming4 gam1
Pinyin míng jīn

Definitions (CC-CEDICT)
  1. to beat a gong
  2. to sound the retreat
Definitions (Wiktionary)
  1. verb, archaic
    to bang the gongs (the signal to attack or retreat)
Definitions (Kaifangcidian)
  1. （沒有對應漢語詞彙）
Examples (粵典–words.hk)
  1. Cantonese
    鸣金收兵
    鳴金收兵
    • to alarm and to recall troops