敲边鼓
Traditional form:
敲邊鼓
Pinyin (reading):
qiāobiāngǔ
Definitions:
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
Characters:
- 敲 - to hammer, to pound, to strike
- 边 - border, edge, margin, side
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
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