After learning basic characters, the next level in Chinese is combining them into words, and then idioms. This free guide helps you understand advanced idioms like 「鑼鼓喧天」. Meaning and usage are below.
This time, our spotlight is on the idiom 「鑼鼓喧天」. Its meaning and how it’s applied are described below.
Noisy: loud noise. The gongs and drums roared loudly. Originally it meant beating gongs and drums to command advance and retreat during battle. Later it is often used to describe festive and joyful scenes.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
luó gǔ xuān tiān
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
lo4 gu2 hyun1 tin1
The world of Chinese idioms is immense, with countless meanings and applications to discover. We hope these resources help you unlock the beauty of learning Chinese.
