鸣金

to beat a gong / to sound the retreat

to cry (of birds, animals and insects) / to make a sound / to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)

surname Jin / surname Kim (Korean) / Jurchen Jin dynasty (1115-1234)

gold / chemical element Au / generic term for lustrous and ductile metals / money / golden / highly respected / one of the eight categories of ancient musical instruments 八音[ba1 yin1]

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

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

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat / to egg people on or to call them back