Our free Chinese learning series introduces idioms and proverbs. These timeless phrases hold valuable meanings and are worth studying. Today’s idiom is 「密鑼緊鼓」, detailed below.
Introducing the idiom 「密鑼緊鼓」: its meaning and how to use it are provided below.
The gongs sound loud and the drums beat frequently. A burst of rapid gongs and drums before the opera begins. A metaphor for the atmosphere and momentum created to support someone’s coming to power or the promotion of something.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
mì luó jǐn gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
mat6 lo4 gan2 gu2
The vastness of Chinese idioms, with their many meanings and applications, is inspiring. We hope these resources will guide you in your language-learning adventure.

