beat drums and clang gongs -- in + battle
Beat the drum and sing the gold, a Chinese idiom, Pinyin is j ī g ǔ m í NGJ ī n, which means that in ancient times, the two armies used the drum and the golden horn to command, beat the drum to advance, and sing the gold to retreat. From the romance of the Three Kingdoms.
The origin of Idioms
The 23rd chapter of romance of the Three Kingdoms written by Luo Guanzhong in Ming Dynasty: "Zhang Liao can make drums sing gold, Xu Chu can make sheep feed horses."
Idiom usage
Used in ancient military affairs. example drumming is no longer used in modern warfare.
beat drums and clang gongs -- in + battle
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