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 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