木ぼく鐸たく

noun

wooden-clappered bell

Historical term for a bell with a wooden clapper, used in ancient China and Japan to announce public proclamations or gather people.

• 古こ代だい中ちゅう国ごくでは、木ぼく鐸たくを鳴ならして民みんに法ほう令れいを伝つたえた。

  In ancient China, they rang a wooden-clappered bell to convey laws and decrees to the people.

noun

public guide; leader of public opinion

Figurative extension from the bell's role in spreading information; refers to a person who enlightens or leads the public. Often used in formal or literary contexts.

• 彼かれは世せ論ろんの木ぼく鐸たくとして知しられている。

  He is known as a guide of public opinion.