击鼓鸣金

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 hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2]

old variant of 鼓[gu3]

drum / CL:通[tong4],面[mian4] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell

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]