暮鼓晨钟 in English mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) evening drum, morning bell (idiomatic expression); metaphorically Buddhist monastic practice
  • the passage of time in a disciplined existence

Simplified Characters

暮 鼓 晨 钟

Traditional Characters

暮 鼓 晨 鐘

Pinyin

mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

暮mu4evening 鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3] 晨chen2morning 钟zhong1surname Zhong