What does the monk mean by ringing the bell every day?

Monks ring the bell day by day, which means that day by day, make do with it.

"Being a monk for a day knocks against a bell for a day" is always regarded as derogatory, representing muddling along, not making progress, not making progress, and so on. But the richness and fuzziness of Chinese can also be viewed in a positive way. In the past, monks paid attention to six cleanliness and stayed away from the secular world. It was a very boring job to ring the bell. Monks banging bells should be nothing fun, and it can't be said that they can't be remembered by history and will not be respected.

But someone must have hit the clock, and the responsibility is crucial. Whether you like it or not, you must call on time, and the number of calls must not be chaotic. Day after day, year after year, as long as you are a monk, you will bump a bell every day. The Tang poem "Hanshan Temple outside Gusu City, the midnight bell goes to the passenger ship" shows that some monks should be loyal to their duties and ring the bell on time when people are asleep in the middle of the night.

Different views on this attitude

The derogatory point of view is: it means to take it one day at a time and make do with it. Metaphor perfunctory, muddle along. There is also a feeling of helplessness and reluctance.

The positive point of view is: as long as I am in my post, I will do a good job in this day, and I must fulfill my obligations and responsibilities.

Two-part allegorical saying is a special language form created by working people in China since ancient times. This is a short, interesting and vivid sentence. It consists of two parts: the former part plays the role of "introduction", like a riddle, and the latter part plays the role of "backing", like a riddle, which is very natural and appropriate. In a certain language environment, you can understand and guess the original intention by saying the first half sentence and "resting" the second half sentence, so it is called two-part allegorical saying.