Definition

Examples

• 战争的失败为旧帝国敲响了丧钟。
  Zhànzhēng de shībài wèi jiù dìguó qiāoxiǎng le sāng zhōng.
  The defeat in war tolled the death knell for the old empire.
• 反对派认为这项政策是民主的丧钟。
  Fǎnduìpài rènwéi zhè xiàng zhèngcè shì mínzhǔ de sāng zhōng.
  The opposition considers this policy the death knell of democracy.
• 每当听到丧钟，人们都会感到悲伤。
  Měi dāng tīngdào sāng zhōng, rénmen dōu huì gǎndào bēishāng.
  Whenever they hear the funeral bell, people feel sad.