敲打锣鼓 in English qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) to beat a gong; metaphorically to irritate somebody
  • a provocation

Simplified Characters

敲 打 锣 鼓

Traditional Characters

敲 打 鑼 鼓

Pinyin

qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

敲qiao1to hit 打da3dozen (loanword) 锣luo2gong 鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3]