鳴金收兵

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

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

to beat a gong / to sound the retreat

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 receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)

to retreat / to withdraw troops / to recall troops / fig. to finish work / to wind up / to call it a day / used with negatives: the task is far from over

soldiers / a force / an army / weapons / arms / military / warlike / CL:個|个[ge4]