敲边鼓
敲边鼓敲邊鼓 qiāo biān gǔ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ haau1 bin1 gu2 HSK 7-9
- to back sb up
- to support sb in an argument
- (lit. to beat nearby drum)
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Character breakdown
More words with these characters
敲
边
鼓
- 鼓动鼓動 gǔ dòng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gu2 dung6 to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
- 鼓励鼓勵 gǔ lì ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ gu2 lai6 to encourage
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ gu2 zoeng2 to applaud
- 鼓舞 gǔ wǔ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇ gu2 mou5 to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
- 一鼓作气一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì ㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3 in a spurt of energy
Idioms with these characters
- 盎盂相敲 àng yú xiāng qiāo ㄤˋ ㄩˊ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄑㄧㄠ (idiom) to quarrel
- 零打碎敲 líng dǎ suì qiāo ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄧㄠ ling4 daa2 seoi3 haau1 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 零敲碎打 líng qiāo suì dǎ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄙㄨㄟˋ ㄉㄚˇ ling4 haau1 seoi3 daa2 to do things in bits and pieces (idiom); piecemeal work
- 旁敲侧击旁敲側擊 páng qiāo cè jī ㄆㄤˊ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄘㄜˋ ㄐㄧ pong4 haau1 zak1 gik1 to make insinuations
- 敲钉钻脚敲釘鑽腳 qiāo dīng zuān jiǎo ㄑㄧㄠ ㄉㄧㄥ ㄗㄨㄢ ㄐㄧㄠˇ haau1 deng1 zyun3 goek3 to make doubly sure (idiom)
- 不修边幅不修邊幅 bù xiū biān fú ㄅㄨˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄈㄨˊ bat1 sau1 bin1 fuk1 not care about one's appearance (idiom)
- 无边无际無邊無際 wú biān wú jì ㄨˊ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄨˊ ㄐㄧˋ mou4 bin1 mou4 zai3 (idiom) boundless; limitless
- 晨钟暮鼓晨鐘暮鼓 chén zhōng mù gǔ ㄔㄣˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ㄇㄨˋ ㄍㄨˇ san4 zung1 mou6 gu2 lit. morning bell, evening drum, symbolizing monastic practice (idiom); fig. encouragement to study or progress
- 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ cung4 zing2 kei4 gu2 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
- 打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ daa1 teoi3 tong4 gu2 lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- 大张旗鼓大張旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ daai6 zoeng1 kei4 gu2 (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
- 桴鼓相应桴鼓相應 fú gǔ xiāng yìng ㄈㄨˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄧㄥˋ fu1 gu2 soeng1 jing3 lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts