敲 打 锣 鼓

qiāo dǎ luó gǔdictionary entry

lit. to beat a gong / fig. to irritate sb / a provocation

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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.

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Original source entry:

敲打鑼鼓敲打锣鼓 [qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3] /lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb/a provocation/

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Other forms in these source records: 敲打鑼鼓

敲
qiāo
to hit / to strike / to tap / to rap / to knock / to rip sb off / to overcharge
打
dá
(loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]
dǎ
to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since
锣
luó
gong / CL:面[miàn]
鼓
gǔ
drum / CL:通[tòng],面[miàn] / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell

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