Pinyin Dictionary results for "jie gu"

借故
to find an excuse
羯鼓
double ended skin drum with a narrow waist
解雇
to fire; to sack; to dismiss; to terminate employment
借古喻今
to borrow the past as a model for the present
借古讽今
to use the past to disparage the present (idiom)
接骨木
elder or elderberry (genus Sambucus)
节骨眼
(dialect) critical juncture; crucial moment; Taiwan pr. [jie2 gu5 yan3]
节骨眼儿
erhua variant of 節骨眼|节骨眼[jie1 gu5 yan3]
羯鼓催花
drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom
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