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弦而鼓之

xián ér gǔ zhī

Definitions

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

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Child Words of 弦而鼓之

之
zhī

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

弦
xián

bow string

而
ér

and

鼓
gǔ

drum