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We strive to offer you free Chinese learning resources. This series focuses on idioms and proverbs, which are rich in meaning and can be used in various situations. Today’s idiom is 「揚鈴打鼓」, and its meaning and usage are explained below.

This time, we present the Chinese idiom 「揚鈴打鼓」, with its definition and usage detailed below.

A metaphor for being loud and ostentatious.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

yáng líng dǎ gǔ

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

yeung2/yeung4 ling1 da2 gu2

There are a countless number of Chinese idioms, each with unique meanings and applications. We’ve provided these resources to help guide you as you dive deeper into learning Chinese.