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敲锣边儿

qiāo luó biān rdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to strike the edge of a gong / (fig.) to stir up trouble from the sidelines
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-1445d6201d593498. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

敲鑼邊兒 敲锣边儿 [qiao1 luo2 bian1 r5] /to strike the edge of a gong/(fig.) to stir up trouble from the sidelines/

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Other forms in these source records: 敲鑼邊兒

  • 敲
    qiāo

    to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge

  • 锣
    luó

    gong / CL:面[miàn]

  • 边
    biān

    side / edge / margin / border / boundary / CL:個|个[gè] / simultaneously

    bian

    suffix of a noun of locality

  • 儿
    ér

    child / son

    r

    non-syllabic diminutive suffix / retroflex final

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.