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打邊鼓

简打边鼓 · 繁打邊鼓

Mandarin · pinyin dǎ biān gǔ

to echo what sb said
to back sb up from the sidelines (in an argument)

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打: dǎ · strike, hit, beat; fight; attack
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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
边: biān · edge, margin, side, border

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3–1–3 · da3 bian1 gu3

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daa2 bin1 gu2

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