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擊鼓傳花

简击鼓传花 · 繁擊鼓傳花

Mandarin · pinyin jī gǔ chuán huā

beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc)

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鼓: gǔ · drum; beat, top, strike; Kangxi radical 207
傳: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit
花: huā · flower; blossoms
击: jī · strike, hit, beat; attack, fight
传: chuán · summon; propagate, transmit

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1–3–2–1 · ji1 gu3 chuan2 hua1

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