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板鼓 板鼓 [ban3 gu3] /small drum for marking time/ 6117 1
波浪鼓 波浪鼓 [[bo1lang5gu3]] /variant of 撥浪鼓|拨浪鼓[bo1lang5gu3]/ 796 2
撥浪鼓 拨浪鼓 [[bo1lang5gu3]] /rattle drum; pellet drum – a hand drum with two pellets attached to strings on either side, mounted on a rod that is twirled to make the pellets strike the drum (used in ritual music, as a children's toy or as a street vendor's noisemaker)/ 686 2
晨鐘暮鼓 晨钟暮鼓 [chen2 zhong1 mu4 gu3] /lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress/ 6333 1
重整旗鼓 重整旗鼓 [chong2 zheng3 qi2 gu3] /lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback/to prepare for new initiatives/to attempt a comeback/ 6333 1
吹鼓手 吹鼓手 [chui1 gu3 shou3] /(old) musicians at a wedding cortege or funeral procession/(fig.) trumpeter of sb's praises/booster/ 4061 1
錘骨柄 锤骨柄 [chui2 gu3 bing3] /manubrium of malleus (handle of hammer bone), connecting ossicles 聽小骨|听小骨 to tympanum 鼓膜/ 6605 1
打邊鼓 打边鼓 [da3 bian1 gu3] /to echo what sb said/to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)/ 5009 1
打鼓 打鼓 [da3 gu3] /to beat a drum/to play a drum/(fig.) to feel nervous/ 6655 1
打退堂鼓 打退堂鼓 [da3 tui4 tang2 gu3] /lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)/fig. to give up/to turn tail/ 2725 1
大鼓 大鼓 [da4 gu3] /bass drum/ 3873 1
大肆鼓吹 大肆鼓吹 [[da4si4 gu3chui1]] /to advocate vociferously/ 408 2
大張旗鼓 大张旗鼓 [[da4zhang1-qi2gu3]] /(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale/ 657 2
當面鑼,對面鼓 当面锣,对面鼓 [dang1 mian4 luo2 , dui4 mian4 gu3] /lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom)/fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face/ 2000 1
搗鼓 捣鼓 [dao3 gu5] /to fiddle with sth/to trade with sth/ 6820 1
定音鼓 定音鼓 [ding4 yin1 gu3] /timpani/ 7033 1
耳鼓 耳鼓 [er3 gu3] /eardrum/tympanum (of the middle ear)/tympanic membrane/ 5584 1
桴鼓相應 桴鼓相应 [fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4] /lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts/closely interrelated/ 6333 1
感光鼓 感光鼓 [[gan3guang1gu3]] /toner cartridge/ 914 2
更鼓 更鼓 [geng1 gu3] /drum marking night watches/night watchman's clapper/ 6659 1
[gu3] /drum/CL:通[tong4],面[mian4]/to drum/to strike/to rouse/to bulge/to swell/ 5395 1
[gu3] /old variant of 鼓[gu3]/ 4898 1
鼓板 鼓板 [gu3 ban3] /clapper-board/ 6574 1
鼓吹 鼓吹 [gu3 chui1] /to agitate for/to enthusiastically promote/ 6618 1
鼓吹者 鼓吹者 [gu3 chui1 zhe3] /advocate/ 7101 1
鼓打貝斯 鼓打贝斯 [gu3 da3 bei4 si1] /drum and bass (music genre)/ 1753 1
鼓搗 鼓捣 [gu3 dao5] /to tinker with/to incite/ 2278 1
鼓點 鼓点 [gu3 dian3] /drum beat/rhythm/ 6712 1
鼓風 鼓风 [gu3 feng1] /a forced draft (of wind, for smelting metal)/blast (in blast furnace)/bellows/to draw air using bellows/ 6970 1
鼓風機 鼓风机 [gu3 feng1 ji1] /bellows/ventilator/air blower/ 6970 1
鼓風爐 鼓风炉 [gu3 feng1 lu2] /a blast furnace (in modern times)/a draft assisted furnace for smelting metals/ 6970 1
鼓浪嶼 鼓浪屿 [Gu3 lang4 yu3] /Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xia4 men2]/ 6061 1
鼓勵 鼓励 [gu3 li4] /to encourage/ 7101 1
鼓樓 鼓楼 [gu3 lou2] /a drum tower/Drum Tower, historic attraction in Xian, Beijing etc/ 6711 1
鼓盆 鼓盆 [gu3 pen2] /lit. to drum on a bowl/refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife/fig. grief for a lost wife/ 1953 1
鼓盆之戚 鼓盆之戚 [gu3 pen2 zhi1 qi1] /drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子[Zhuang1 zi3] grieving for his lost wife)/fig. grief for a lost wife/ 1953 1
鼓起 鼓起 [gu3 qi3] /to summon one's (courage, faith etc)/to puff up (one's cheeks etc)/to bulge/to swell out/ 3788 1
鼓起勇氣 鼓起勇气 [gu3 qi3 yong3 qi4] /to summon one's courage/ 3805 1
鼓氣 鼓气 [gu3 qi4] /to puff up/to swell up/to inflate/to blow air into sth/(fig.) to encourage/to support/ 5178 1
鼓篋 鼓箧 [gu3 qie4] /beginning-school ceremony (old usage)/classical learning/ 6194 1
鼓山 鼓山 [Gu3 shan1] /Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan/ 6038 1
鼓山區 鼓山区 [Gu3 shan1 qu1] /Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市[Gao1 xiong2 shi4], south Taiwan/ 6038 1
鼓舌 鼓舌 [gu3 she2] /to wag one's tongue/to speak glibly/ 5538 1
鼓聲 鼓声 [gu3 sheng1] /sound of a drum/drumbeat/ 6920 1
鼓室 鼓室 [gu3 shi4] /tympanic cavity (of the middle ear)/ 6605 1
鼓手 鼓手 [gu3 shou3] /drummer/ 6571 1
鼓箱 鼓箱 [gu3 xiang1] /see 箱鼓[xiang1 gu3]/ 3053 1
鼓掌 鼓掌 [gu3 zhang3] /to applaud/to clap/ 6185 1
鼓脹 鼓胀 [gu3 zhang4] /to swell/tympanites/ 5307 1
鼓足勇氣 鼓足勇气 [gu3 zu2 yong3 qi4] /to summon one's courage/ 1902 1
鼓包 鼓包 [[gu3bao1]] /to bulge; to swell/a bulge; a swelling/ 809 2
鼓點子 鼓点子 [[gu3dian3zi5]] /drumbeat/(Chinese opera) clapper beats/ 824 2
鼓動 鼓动 [[gu3dong4]] /to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite/to beat; to flap (wings, a fan etc)/ 838 2
鼓鼓的 鼓鼓的 [[gu3gu3de5]] /bulging/ 646 2
鼓鼓囊囊 鼓鼓囊囊 [[gu3gu5-nang1nang1]] /(idiom) (of a pocket, pouch etc) full and bulging/ 550 2
鼓樓區 鼓楼区 [[Gu3lou2 Qu1]] /Gulou, a district of Nanjing City 南京市[Nan2jing1 Shi4], Jiangsu/Gulou, a district of Xuzhou City 徐州市[Xu2zhou1 Shi4], Jiangsu/Gulou, a district of Fuzhou City 福州市[Fu2zhou1 Shi4], Fujian/Gulou, a district of Kaifeng City 開封市|开封市[Kai1feng1 Shi4], Henan/ 366 2
鼓膜 鼓膜 [[gu3mo2]] /eardrum; tympanic membrane/ 834 2
鼓舞 鼓舞 [[gu3wu3]] /to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)/ 881 2
鼓眼睛 鼓眼睛 [[gu3yan3jing1]] /protruding eyes/ 700 2
鼓噪 鼓噪 [[gu3zao4]] /(in ancient times) to beat the drums and yell (at the moment of launching into battle)/to create a clamor; to make a din; to kick up a fuss about/ 426 2
臌脹 臌胀 [[gu3zhang4]] /variant of 鼓脹|鼓胀[gu3zhang4]/ 771 2
河鼓二 河鼓二 [He2 gu3 er4] /Altair (star)/ 5083 1
花鼓 花鼓 [hua1 gu3] /flower drum, a type of double-skinned Chinese drum/folk dance popular in provinces around the middle reaches of the Yangtze/(bicycle wheel) hub/ 1234 1
花鼓戲 花鼓戏 [hua1 gu3 xi4] /opera form popular along Changjiang/ 6632 1
歡忭鼓舞 欢忭鼓舞 [[huan1bian4-gu3wu3]] /see 歡欣鼓舞|欢欣鼓舞[huan1xin1-gu3wu3]/ 534 2
歡欣鼓舞 欢欣鼓舞 [[huan1xin1-gu3wu3]] /(idiom) elated and excited; overjoyed/ 534 2
擊鼓傳花 击鼓传花 [ji1 gu3 chuan2 hua1] /beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)/ 3754 1
擊鼓鳴金 击鼓鸣金 [ji1 gu3 ming2 jin1] /to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat/to egg people on or to call them back/ 6333 1
架子鼓 架子鼓 [jia4 zi5 gu3] /drum kit/ 2935 1
羯鼓 羯鼓 [jie2 gu3] /double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist/ 2701 1
羯鼓催花 羯鼓催花 [jie2 gu3 cui1 hua1] /drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom/ 6891 1
緊鑼密鼓 紧锣密鼓 [[jin3luo2-mi4gu3]] /(lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom)/(fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event/ 50 2
爵士鼓 爵士鼓 [jue2 shi4 gu3] /drum kit (Tw)/ 2935 1
開臺鑼鼓 开台锣鼓 [kai1 tai2 luo2 gu3] /opening gong/gong strokes announcing start of opera performance/ 6535 1
擂鼓鳴金 擂鼓鸣金 [lei2 gu3 ming2 jin1] /to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat/to egg people on or to call them back/ 6333 1
鈴鼓 铃鼓 [ling2 gu3] /tambourine (musical instrument)/bell and drum/ 6461 1
鑼鼓 锣鼓 [luo2 gu3] /gongs and drums/Chinese percussion instruments/ 5932 1
鑼鼓點 锣鼓点 [luo2 gu3 dian3] /Chinese percussion fixed pattern/percussion rhythm/ 4223 1
鑼齊鼓不齊 锣齐鼓不齐 [luo2 qi2 gu3 bu4 qi2] /(idiom) not well coordinated/ 981 1
落地鼓 落地鼓 [luo4 di4 gu3] /floor tom (drum kit component)/ 2449 1
矇在鼓裡 蒙在鼓里 [meng2 zai4 gu3 li3] /variant of 蒙在鼓裡|蒙在鼓里[meng2 zai4 gu3 li3]/ 5182 1
蒙在鼓裡 蒙在鼓里 [meng2 zai4 gu3 li3] /lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)/fig. completely in the dark/ 3670 1
暮鼓晨鐘 暮鼓晨钟 [mu4 gu3 chen2 zhong1] /lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice/the passage of time in a disciplined existence/ 6333 1
木箱鼓 木箱鼓 [mu4 xiang1 gu3] /cajón (musical instrument)/ 3053 1
[[nang1]] /used in 囊膪[nang1chuai4] and 囊揣[nang1chuai4]/used in 鼓鼓囊囊[gu3gu5-nang1nang1]/ 406 2
旗鼓相當 旗鼓相当 [qi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1] /lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched/roughly comparable (opponents)/ 6333 1
氣鼓鼓 气鼓鼓 [qi4 gu3 gu3] /seething/fuming/ 6113 1
敲邊鼓 敲边鼓 [qiao1 bian1 gu3] /to back sb up/to support sb in an argument/(lit. to beat nearby drum)/ 5010 1
敲打鑼鼓 敲打锣鼓 [qiao1 da3 luo2 gu3] /lit. to beat a gong; fig. to irritate sb/a provocation/ 6933 1
石鼓文 石鼓文 [shi2 gu3 wen2] /early form of Chinese characters inscribed in stone, a precursor of the small seal 小篆[xiao3 zhuan4]/ 5905 1
石鼓 石鼓 [[Shi2gu3]] /see 石鼓區|石鼓区[Shi2gu3 Qu1]/ 312 2
石鼓區 石鼓区 [[Shi2gu3 Qu1]] /Shigu, a district of Hengyang City 衡陽市|衡阳市[Heng2yang2 Shi4], Hunan/ 312 2
水力鼓風 水力鼓风 [shui3 li4 gu3 feng1] /hydraulic bellows/water-driven ventilation (for metal smelting furnace)/ 6968 1
[[tao2]] /see 撥浪鼓|拨浪鼓[bo1lang5gu3]/ 686 2
聽話聽聲,鑼鼓聽音 听话听声,锣鼓听音 [ting1 hua4 ting1 sheng1 , luo2 gu3 ting1 yin1] /to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)/ 6192 1
嗵嗵鼓 嗵嗵鼓 [tong1 tong1 gu3] /tom-tom (drum)/ 5505 1
銅鼓 铜鼓 [tong2 gu3] /bronze drum/(Western-style) drum/ 3863 1
銅鼓 铜鼓 [[Tong2gu3]] /see 銅鼓縣|铜鼓县[Tong2gu3 Xian4]/ 312 2
銅鼓縣 铜鼓县 [[Tong2gu3 Xian4]] /Tonggu, a county in Yichun City 宜春市[Yi2chun1 Shi4], Jiangxi/ 312 2
筒鼓 筒鼓 [tong3 gu3] /tom-tom drum (drum kit component)/ 2449 1
外耳道 外耳道 [wai4 er3 dao4] /external auditory meatus/auditory canal, between the outer ear 外耳 and tympanum 鼓膜/ 6605 1
為愛鼓掌 为爱鼓掌 [wei4 ai4 gu3 zhang3] /(neologism) (slang) to have sex/ 974 1
硒鼓 硒鼓 [[xi1gu3]] /toner cartridge/ 914 2
掀風鼓浪 掀风鼓浪 [xian1 feng1 gu3 lang4] /to raise a storm/to stir up trouble/to instigate/ 6848 1
弦而鼓之 弦而鼓之 [[xian2er2gu3zhi1]] /to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2wen1])/(fig.) to play music/ 799 2
箱鼓 箱鼓 [xiang1 gu3] /cajón (musical instrument)/ 3053 1
小鼓 小鼓 [xiao3 gu3] /snare drum/ 3480 1
啞鼓 哑鼓 [ya3 gu3] /drum practice pad (music)/a practice drum (music)/ 6655 1
咽鼓管 咽鼓管 [yan1 gu3 guan3] /Eustachian tube (linking the pharynx 咽[yan1] to the tympanic cavity 鼓室[gu3 shi4] of the middle ear)/auditory tube/ 1965 1
偃旗息鼓 偃旗息鼓 [yan3 qi2 xi1 gu3] /lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease/to give in/ 6333 1
腰鼓 腰鼓 [yao1 gu3] /waist drum/waist-drum dance (Han ethnic group folk dance)/ 4203 1
一鼓作氣 一鼓作气 [yi1 gu3 zuo4 qi4] /in a spurt of energy/ 5498 1
漁鼓 渔鼓 [yu2 gu3] /percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)/ 6821 1
魚鼓 鱼鼓 [yu2 gu3] /percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)/ 6821 1
圓鼓鼓 圆鼓鼓 [yuan2 gu3 gu3] /round and bulging/rotund/protruding/ 6112 1
轉鼓 转鼓 [zhuan4 gu3] /rotary drum/ 6755 1

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