make the welkin ring
make the welkin ring
It's a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is Xi ǎ ngch è y ú NJ ì, which means that the voice is loud, as if it can go through the clouds and reach the sky. It comes from Ge Hong of Jin Dynasty.
Idiom explanation
The same as "resounding through the clouds".
Idioms and allusions
"Hundreds of maids are learning it, and the harem sings all together, and the voice is heard all over the sky."
Idiom usage
Examples
Suddenly I heard the music floating in the street. Yu Shi Ming Yan by Feng Menglong in Ming Dynasty Volume 4
make the welkin ring
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