緊鑼密鼓

Chinese

		tight; nervous; strict	gong	secret; confidential; close secret; confidential; close; thick; dense	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (緊鑼密鼓)		緊	鑼	密	鼓
simp. (紧锣密鼓)		紧	锣	密	鼓
alternative forms		密鑼緊鼓／密锣紧鼓
Literally: “wild beating of gongs and drums”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): jǐnluómìgǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): gan² lo⁴ mat⁶ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: jǐnluómìgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄌㄨㄛˊ ㄇㄧˋ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jǐnluómìgǔ
    • Wade–Giles: chin³-lo²-mi⁴-ku³
    • Yale: jǐn-lwó-mì-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiinluomihguu
    • Palladius: цзиньломигу (czinʹlomigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕin²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ɔ³⁵ mi⁵¹ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: gan² lo⁴ mat⁶ gu²
    • Yale: gán lòh maht gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: gan² lo⁴ mat⁹ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: gen² lo⁴ med⁶ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kɐn³⁵ lɔː²¹ mɐt̚² kuː³⁵/

Idiom

緊鑼密鼓

1. to carry out an intense publicity campaign