1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]

1 to encourage

1 to applaud

2 to clap

1 Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]

1 to summon one's (courage, faith etc)

2 to puff up (one's cheeks etc)

3 to bulge

4 to swell out

1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease

2 to give in

1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)

2 fig. to give up

3 to turn tail

1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

2 to egg people on or to call them back

1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat

2 to egg people on or to call them back

1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched

2 roughly comparable (opponents)