The phrase "let the performance begin" translates into Chinese as "let the gong be rung." A person with a gravelly voice is described as having a "broken gong for vocal chords."
一場表演的開始，我們說「開鑼」，形容人的聲音粗嘎叫「破鑼嗓子」，校園民歌〈廟會〉的第一句唱的就是「歡鑼喜鼓咚得隆咚鏘，鈸鐃穿雲霄。」