弦而鼓之
Traditional form:
弦而鼓之
Pinyin (reading):
xián'érgǔzhī
Definitions:
- to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫／刘伯温 ( Liú Bówēn))
- (fig.) to play music
Characters:
- 弦 - bow string; string instrument; hypotenuse
- 而 - and, and then, and yet; but
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
- 之 - marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; to go to
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