鳴金收軍

鸣金收军
míngjīnshōujūn
to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat

CEDICT

to bang war gongs as a signal to retreat

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

1 鳴金 míngjīn
  1. to beat a gong
  2. to sound the retreat
2 收軍 shōujūn
  1. (literary) to withdraw one's army
  2. to withdraw one's army

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鳴金收兵 míngjīnshōubīng to beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat