羯鼓催花
jié gǔ cuī huā
Pinyin

Definition

羯鼓催花
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jié gǔ cuī huā
  1. drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

Related Words (20)

cuī
  1. 1 to urge
  2. 2 to press
  3. 3 to prompt
  4. 4 to rush sb
  5. 5 to hasten sth
  6. 6 to expedite
bēi cuī
  1. 1 (Internet slang) miserable
  2. 2 pathetic
  3. 3 the pits
Mó jié zuò
  1. 1 Capricornus
táo huā
  1. 1 peach blossom
  2. 2 (fig.) love affair
táo huā yùn
  1. 1 luck with the ladies
  2. 2 a romance
  3. 3 good luck

Idioms (20)

借花献佛
jiè huā xiàn Fó
  1. 1 lit. presenting the Buddha with borrowed flowers (idiom); fig. to win favor or influence using sb else's property
  2. 2 plagiarism
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
名花有主
míng huā yǒu zhǔ
  1. 1 the girl is already taken (idiom)
天花乱坠
tiān huā luàn zhuì
  1. 1 lit. a deluge of heavenly flowers (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. extravagant embellishments
  3. 3 hype
奇花异卉
qí huā yì huì
  1. 1 exotic flowers and rare herbs (idiom)