gong /ˈgɑŋ, ˈgɔŋ/
銅鑼,盤形鐘(vt.)打鑼作停車信號
Gong n. A privy or jakes. [Obs.]
Gong farmer, Gong man, a cleaner of privies. [Obs.]
Gong, n.
1. An instrument, first used in the East, made of an alloy of copper and tin, shaped like a disk with upturned rim, and producing, when struck, a harsh and resounding noise.
O'er distant deserts sounds the Tartar gong. --Longfellow.
2. Mach. A flat saucerlike bell, rung by striking it with a small hammer which is connected with it by various mechanical devices; a stationary bell, used to sound calls or alarms; -- called also gong bell.
Gong metal, an alloy (78 parts of copper, 22 of tin), from which Oriental gongs are made.
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gong
n 1: a percussion instrument consisting of a metal plate that is
struck with a soft-headed drumstick [syn: tam-tam]
2: a percussion instrument consisting of vertical metal tubes
of different lengths that are struck with a hammer [syn: chime,
bell]
v : sound a gong