弦而鼓之

xián ér gǔ zhī

Dictionary entry

to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1])

What does 弦而鼓之 mean?

弦而鼓之 (xián ér gǔ zhī) has the following dictionary meaning.

1to put strings on the zither, then play it (line from a Ming dynasty text by 劉伯溫|刘伯温[Liu2 Bo2 wen1])

2(fig.) to play music

Character breakdown

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弦xiánbow string · string of musical instrument 而érand · as well as 鼓gǔold variant of 鼓[gu3]之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]) · him

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弦而鼓之

xián ér gǔ zhī

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