gong

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gong /ɡɒŋ $ ɡɒːŋ, ɡɑːŋ/ noun [countable]  1. 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 English 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

gong nounChinese  

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gong
gong /ɡɒŋ $ ɡɒːŋ, ɡɑːŋ/ noun [countable]1.
  a 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.
2. British English informal a medal, title, or prize that someone is given

gongBrE /ɡɒŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ɡɑːŋ/ 🔊, /ɡɔːŋ/ 🔊 nouna round piece of metal that hangs in a frame and makes a loud deep sound when it is hit with a stick. Gongs are used as musical instruments or to give signals, for example that a meal is ready. 锣(BrE, informal) an award or medal given to sb for the work they have done 奖章；勋章