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弦而鼓之

Mandarin · pinyin xián ér gǔ zhī

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫 Liú Bó wēn)
(fig.) to play music

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弦: xián · string; hypotenuse, crescent
而: ér · and; and then; and yet; but; Kangxi radical 126
鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
之: zhī · marks preceding phrase as modifier of following phrase; it, him her, them; go to

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2–2–3–1 · xian2 er2 gu3 zhi1

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jin4 ji4 gu2 zi1

Cantonese word readings for 弦而鼓之. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

jin4 ji4 gu2 zi1

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