羯鼓催花

jié gǔ cuī huā

Save to list

Definitions

1. drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

Stop forgetting what you study.
Build recall daily.

Try HanyuGuide's Chinese review system with multiple choice, typed recall, tone-aware practice, and reviews scheduled before memory fades.

Start Free Trial · $49.99 / year

Sign up with Google

Did Google show an error? Sorry about that. Use your email below instead.

Continue with Email

Lifetime for $119.99 Try a practice session

Child Words of 羯鼓催花

• 催 催 cuī: to urge
• 花 花 huā: flower
• 鼓 鼓 gǔ: drum
• 羯 羯 jié: Jie people, a tribe of northern China around the 4th century
• 羯鼓 羯鼓 jié gǔ: double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist