Lingaku- 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
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- 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
This phrase describes the act of signaling a decision or a command for action, often in a military or strategic context.
We beat the drum and sounded the gong at the meeting to decide to start the new project.
The commander beat the drum and sounded the gong, ordering the troops to advance.
This meaning refers to encouraging or urging someone to take action, whether to push them forward or to pull them back from taking steps they are considering.
During the competition, he kept egging the team on, encouraging them to perform better.
Seeing him hesitate, I had to call him back, urging him to return.
Generated collocations (experimental)
léi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金to beat the drum and sound the gongléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金de的hào lìng号令the order to advance or retreatléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金shí kè时刻the moment to act decisivelyléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金zhī jì之际at the critical momentléi擂gǔ鼓míng jīn鸣金shēng声the sound of drums and gongsléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金，yì wú fǎn gù义无反顾to urge forward without hesitationléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金，zhèn fèn振奋rén xīn人心to rally the spirits of the peopleléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金de的zhào huàn召唤the call to actionléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金de的jué cè决策the decision to move forwardléi gǔ míng jīn擂鼓鸣金de的shí kè时刻the moment of critical action