敲边鼓 — “To subtly support, encourage, or instigate someone from the sidelines”
敲边鼓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to subtly support, encourage, or instigate someone from the sidelines”. To chime in to reinforce a point or opinion. Literally, “To beat a drum on the side”.
敲边鼓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
敲边鼓 Character Breakdown
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More idioms starting with 敲
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- qiāo敲shān山zhèn振hǔ虎warn or intimidate indirectly
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- qiāo敲qiāo敲dǎ打dǎ打to prod or stimulate with words
- qiāo敲zhà榨lè勒suǒ索extort money by threats
- qiāo敲niú牛zǎi宰mǎ马slaughter livestock
- qiāo敲zhú竹gàng杠extort money by taking advantage
- qiāo敲zhī脂xī吸suǐ髓ruthlessly exploit someone to the extreme
- qiāo敲gāo膏xī吸suǐ髓exploit someone to the extreme
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What does 敲边鼓 mean?
敲边鼓 (qiāo biān gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to subtly support, encourage, or instigate someone from the sidelines”.
How do you pronounce 敲边鼓?
敲边鼓 is pronounced qiāo biān gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 敲边鼓 literally mean?
Literally, 敲边鼓 means “to beat a drum on the side”. It is used to mean “to subtly support, encourage, or instigate someone from the sidelines”.
What is the Chinese definition of 敲边鼓?
比喻从旁帮腔、撺掇或助势。