擂鼓鸣金

léi gǔ míng jīn

to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

to egg people on or to call them back

擂

léi

to pound (with a mortar and pestle); to hit (a person); to beat (a drum); to bang on (a door)

鼓

gǔ

drum

鸣

míng

to cry (of birds, animals and insects)

金

jīn

gold