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Our goal is to provide you with free Chinese learning tools. This series highlights idioms and proverbs, full of meaning and adaptable to many contexts. The featured idiom is 「擊築悲歌」, with details below.

The idiom 「擊築悲歌」 we’re featuring is explained below, showcasing its meaning and usage.

Ji: to strike; Zhu: the name of an ancient musical instrument. Beating the zither and singing a tragic song. Describes a generous and tragic song.

The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :

jī zhù bēi gē

while its Cantonese pinyin is :

gik1 juk1 bei1 go1

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