敲边鼓
qiāo biān gǔ
Pinyin

Definition

敲边鼓
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qiāo biān gǔ
  1. to back sb up
  2. to support sb in an argument
  3. (lit. to beat nearby drum)

Related Words (20)

敲
qiāo
  1. 1 to hit
  2. 2 to strike
  3. 3 to tap
  4. 4 to rap
  5. 5 to knock
  6. 6 to rip sb off
  7. 7 to overcharge
敲门
qiāo mén
  1. 1 to knock on a door
鼓
gǔ
  1. 1 old variant of 鼓[gǔ]
鼓励
gǔ lì
  1. 1 to encourage
鼓掌
gǔ zhǎng
  1. 1 to applaud
  2. 2 to clap
鼓浪屿
Gǔ làng yǔ
  1. 1 Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 廈門|厦门[Xià mén]
鼓起
gǔ qǐ
  1. 1 to summon one's (courage, faith etc)
  2. 2 to puff up (one's cheeks etc)
  3. 3 to bulge
  4. 4 to swell out
打鼓
dǎ gǔ
  1. 1 to beat a drum
  2. 2 to play a drum
  3. 3 (fig.) to feel nervous
推敲
tuī qiāo
  1. 1 to think over
捣鼓
dǎo gu
  1. 1 to fiddle with sth
  2. 2 to trade with sth
敲定
qiāo dìng
  1. 1 to come to a decision
  2. 2 to fix on (a date etc)
  3. 3 to determine
  4. 4 to finalize
  5. 5 to nail down (a deal etc)
敲打
qiāo dǎ
  1. 1 to beat sb
  2. 2 to beat (a drum)
敲击
qiāo jī
  1. 1 to pound
  2. 2 to rap
敲诈
qiāo zhà
  1. 1 to rip off
  2. 2 to extort (money)
  3. 3 extortion
  4. 4 blackmail
敲钟
qiāo zhōng
  1. 1 to sound a bell
  2. 2 (of a clock) to chime
敲锣
qiāo luó
  1. 1 to beat a gong
敲开
qiāo kāi
  1. 1 to get sth open by tapping or striking it
  2. 2 (figuratively, when followed by sth like ∼的大門|∼的大门) to open the door to ~
  3. 3 to gain access to ~
敲响
qiāo xiǎng
  1. 1 to sound a bell
  2. 2 to raise the alarm
锣鼓
luó gǔ
  1. 1 gongs and drums
  2. 2 Chinese percussion instruments
鼓动
gǔ dòng
  1. 1 to agitate
  2. 2 to arouse
  3. 3 to instigate
  4. 4 to encite

Idioms (20)

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to give up
  3. 3 to turn tail
擂鼓鸣金
léi gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
击鼓鸣金
jī gǔ míng jīn
  1. 1 to beat the drum and sound the gong (idiom); fig. to order an advance or retreat
  2. 2 to egg people on or to call them back
敲诈勒索
qiāo zhà lè suǒ
  1. 1 extortion and blackmail (idiom)
敲钉钻脚
qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo
  1. 1 to make doubly sure (idiom)
敲门砖
qiāo mén zhuān
  1. 1 lit. a brick as a door knocker (idiom); fig. a temporary expedient
  2. 2 to use sb as a stepping stone to fortune
旁敲侧击
páng qiāo cè jī
  1. 1 to make insinuations
  2. 2 to take an indirect approach (in making inquiries) (idiom)
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
  1. 1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
  2. 2 roughly comparable (opponents)
晨钟暮鼓
chén zhōng mù gǔ
  1. 1 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
暮鼓晨钟
mù gǔ chén zhōng
  1. 1 lit. evening drum, morning bell (idiom); fig. Buddhist monastic practice
  2. 2 the passage of time in a disciplined existence
桴鼓相应
fú gǔ xiāng yìng
  1. 1 lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. 2 closely interrelated
欢欣鼓舞
huān xīn gǔ wǔ
  1. 1 elated and excited (idiom); overjoyed
蒙在鼓里
méng zài gǔ lǐ
  1. 1 lit. kept inside a drum (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. completely in the dark
听话听声，锣鼓听音
tīng huà tīng shēng , luó gǔ tīng yīn
  1. 1 to understand the unspoken implications (idiom)
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
  1. 1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
  2. 2 to prepare for new initiatives
  3. 3 to attempt a comeback
锣齐鼓不齐
luó qí gǔ bù qí
  1. 1 not well coordinated (idiom)
零打碎敲
líng dǎ suì qiāo
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
零敲碎打
líng qiāo suì dǎ
  1. 1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
鼓盆之戚
gǔ pén zhī qī
  1. 1 drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife)
  2. 2 fig. grief for a lost wife

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