大张旗鼓

Traditional: 大張旗鼓

dà zhāng qí gǔ

Dictionary entry

(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale

What does 大张旗鼓 mean?

大张旗鼓 (dà zhāng qí gǔ) has the following dictionary meaning.

1(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale

Character breakdown

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大dàbig; large; great · older (than another person)张Zhāngsurname Zhang 旗qíflag · variant of 旗[qi2]鼓gǔold variant of 鼓[gu3]

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How to pronounce 大张旗鼓

大张旗鼓

dà zhāng qí gǔ

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