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鼓舞

Mandarin · pinyin gǔ wǔ

Meanings

  1. to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
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鼓
gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
舞
wǔ · dance, posture, prance; brandish
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3–3 · gu3 wu3

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

gu2 mou5

Cantonese word readings for 鼓舞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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gu2 mou5

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Wiktionary English definitions · Chinese section

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verb

  1. to inspire; to invigorate; to cheer; to stimulate
  2. (Classical, literally) to play the drums and dance

adj

  1. inspiring; invigorating; stimulating

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