桴鼓相应
Traditional form:
桴鼓相應
Pinyin (reading):
fúgǔxiāngyìng
Definitions:
- lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
- closely interrelated
Characters:
- 桴 - beam, rafter
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
- 相 - mutual, reciprocal; equal; each other
- 应 - should, must; to respond, to handle; to deal with, to cope
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