羯鼓催花
Traditional form:
羯鼓催花
Pinyin (reading):
jiégǔcuīhuā
Definitions:
- drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
Characters:
- 羯 - wether, castrated ram; deer skin
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
- 催 - to press, to urge
- 花 - flower, blossom; to spend (time or money)
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