晨鐘暮鼓

Chinese

		morning; dawn; daybreak	clock; time as measured in hours and minutes; bell	evening; dusk; sunset evening; dusk; sunset; (of time) late; closing	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (晨鐘暮鼓)		晨	鐘	暮	鼓
simp. (晨钟暮鼓)		晨	钟	暮	鼓
alternative forms		暮鼓晨鐘／暮鼓晨钟
anagram		暮鼓晨鐘／暮鼓晨钟
Literally: “ring the bells in the morning, beat the drums in the evening”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): chénzhōngmùgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): san⁴ zung¹ mou⁶ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chénzhōngmùgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chénjhongmùgǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻên²-chung¹-mu⁴-ku³
    • Yale: chén-jūng-mù-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chernjongmuhguu
    • Palladius: чэньчжунмугу (čɛnʹčžunmugu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰən³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ mu⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: san⁴ zung¹ mou⁶ gu²
    • Yale: sàhn jūng mouh gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: san⁴ dzung¹ mou⁶ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: sen⁴ zung¹ mou⁶ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɐn²¹ t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ mou̯²² kuː³⁵/

Idiom

晨鐘暮鼓

1. lonely life of monks and nuns
2. passage of time
3. words of warning