庙里撞钟，惊神廟里撞鐘，驚神廟里撞鐘，驚神

striking the bell in a temple: startling the god (spirited)

Saying俗语俗語

Two-part saying歇后语歇後語 · Rarely used now

Meaning: Describes someone lively and full of energy. Humorous.
Wordplay: 惊 jīng 'startle' puns on 精 jīng, and 神 shén (god) with 神 shen in 精神 jīngshen 'vigour'.

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Simplified: 庙里撞钟，惊神
Traditional (Taiwan): 廟里撞鐘，驚神
Pinyin: miào lǐ zhuàngzhōng, jīng shén
Bopomofo: ㄇㄧㄠˋ ㄌㄧˇ ㄓㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥ，ㄐㄧㄥㄕㄣˊ

Written with HSK 7-9 vocabulary, at CEFR level C1.

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