míng​jīn​shōu​bīng

to sound the retreat

鸣金收兵 鳴金收兵 míng​jīn​shōu​bīng
to sound the retreat
to beat a gong as a signal for troops to withdraw; by extension, to call off a battle or finish a task or project

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