打边鼓 in English da3 bian1 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • to echo what somebody said
  • to back somebody up from the sidelines (in an argument)

Simplified Characters

打 边 鼓

Traditional Characters

打 邊 鼓

Pinyin

da3 bian1 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

打da3dozen (loanword) 边bian1side 鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3]