羯 鼓 催 花

jié gǔ cuī huādictionary entry

drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

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羯鼓催花 羯鼓催花 [jie2 gu3 cui1 hua1] /drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom/

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羯
jié
ram, esp. gelded / to castrate / deer's skin
Jié
Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
鼓
gǔ
drum / CL:通[tòng],面[miàn] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell
催
cuī
to urge / to press / to prompt / to rush sb / to hasten sth / to expedite
花
huā
flower / blossom / CL:朵[duǒ],支[zhī],束[shù],把[bǎ],盆[pén],簇[cù] / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful / also pr. [wěi]
Huā
surname Hua

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