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Meanings of chinese gong in anglès

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Usage of chinese gong in anglès
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The Buick hitched, and metal clanged like Chinese gongs in the engine.
Stinger
2
The Case of the Chinese Gong was originally published in 1935.
The Daily Telegraph
3
It is entirely useless, and makes a more disagreeable noise than a Chinese gong.
The Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 4
4
Hypnotism is also produced by sudden noise, as if by a Chinese gong, etc.
Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism / H...
5
Lifting a little hammer, he struck a Chinese gong on the table at his side.
The Exploits of Elaine
6
Beside a large dais depended a huge Chinese gong.
The Exploits of Elaine
7
I'm as brazen as a Chinese gong and about as subtle as a mine cave-in.
Aground
8
Where I have heard the Chinese gong
Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 1, August 21, 1841
9
She struck a Chinese gong.
The Princess Elopes
10
Lucien quivered; the sounds that rang through every nerve seemed to come from some bronze instrument, some Chinese gong.
Eve and David
11
When all was ready, the butler raised his hand and sounded an old Chinese gong hanging in the cedar tree.
The Rosary
12
He seized the weapon, and impetuously aimed at a heavy Chinese gong across the room, and pulled the trigger several times.
Hugo: A Fantasia on Modern Themes
13
I have noticed that it is only in ships and hotels which still employ the odious Chinese gong, that you find rats.
Following the Equator: A Journey Around the World
14
"Yes," replied Mr. K. "You can always tell a Chinese bell from a Chinese gong by the bell-pull attached to it."
Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 18, July 30, 1870
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