gong

Word family

Related topics: Music

APMa round piece of metal that hangs in a frame and which you hit with a stick to give a deep ringing sound. It is used as a musical instrument or to announce that a meal is ready. 锣

2. British EnglishBrE informal a medal, title, or prize that someone is given 奖章；称号；奖赏

Examples from the Corpus

gong• She had a stick painted with bands of bright colors, from which hung a gong.• The civil and foreign services treat the whole thing as if a gong is just another perk of the job.• At the Hall of Lanterns, we sound the temple gong, summoning the gods.

Origin gong

(1600-1700) Malay from the sound

Chinese

Corpus

BNC: 20015 COCA: 18186

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