当面锣，对面鼓
Traditional form:
當面鑼，對面鼓
Pinyin (reading):
dāngmiànluó,duìmiàngǔ
Definitions:
- lit. gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiom)
- fig. to come together to thrash out the issue face to face
Characters:
- 当 - appropriate, timely; to act, to serve; the sound of bells
- 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 锣 - gong
- 对 - correct, right; facing, opposed
- 面 - face; surface, side; plane, dimension
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
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