弦而鼓之

xián ér gǔ zhī

Definitions

1. to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[liú bó wēn])
2. (fig.) to play music

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Child Words of 弦而鼓之

(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de])

bow string

and

drum