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桴鼓相應

简 桴鼓相应 · 繁 桴鼓相應
Mandarin · pinyin fú gǔ xiāng yìng

Meanings

  1. lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. closely interrelated
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Characters in this entry

桴
fú · raft; drumstick; ridge pole
鼓
gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
相
xiāng · mutual, reciprocal, each other
應
yīng · should, ought to, must
应
yīng · should, ought to, must
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2–3–1–4 · fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

fu1 gu2 soeng1 jing3

Cantonese word readings for 桴鼓相應. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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桴鼓相應 · fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4
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Exact source record桴鼓相應 桴鼓相应 [fu2 gu3 xiang1 ying4] /lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts/closely interrelated/