to beat the gong to clear the way; (fig.) to pave the way for sth
trad. 鳴鑼開道
Also written 鳴鑼開道【míng luó kāi dào】
Characters in this word
4鸣
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to cry (of birds, animals and insects), to make a sound, to voice (one's gratitude, grievance etc)
- Pinyin
- míng
- Traditional
- 鳴
- Strokes
- 8
- Frequency
- 25342 of 2500
锣
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gong, CL:面[mian4]
- Pinyin
- luó
- Traditional
- 鑼
- Strokes
- 13
- Frequency
- 19591 of 2500
开
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to open (transitive or intransitive), (of ships, vehicles, troops etc) to start, to turn on; to put in operation; to operate; to run, to boil, to write out (a prescription, check, invoice etc), (directional complement) away; off, carat (gold), abbr. for Kelvin, 開爾文|开尔文[Kai1 er3 wen2], abbr. for 開本|开本[kai1 ben3], book format
- Pinyin
- kāi
- Traditional
- 開
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 467 of 2500
道
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road; path (CL:條|条[tiao2],股[gu3]), (bound form) way; reason; principle, (bound form) a skill; an art; a specialization, (Daoism) the Way; the Dao, to say (introducing a direct quotation, as in a novel), (bound form) to express; to extend (polite words), classifier for long thin things (rivers, cracks, shadows etc), barriers (walls, doors etc), questions (in an exam etc), commands, courses in a meal, steps in a process, (old) circuit (administrative division)
- Pinyin
- dào
- Strokes
- 12
- Frequency
- 1253 of 2500