


渔阳鞞鼓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a sudden, major rebellion, uprising, or the alarm of an invasion; a harbinger of great unrest or conflict, often leading to significant societal upheaval”. Literally, “Yuyang cavalry drum”.

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Open the tool →渔阳鞞鼓 (yú yáng pí gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “refers to a sudden, major rebellion, uprising, or the alarm of an invasion; a harbinger of great unrest or conflict, often leading to significant societal upheaval”.
渔阳鞞鼓 is pronounced yú yáng pí gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
Literally, 渔阳鞞鼓 means “Yuyang cavalry drum”. It is used to mean “refers to a sudden, major rebellion, uprising, or the alarm of an invasion; a harbinger of great unrest or conflict, often leading to significant societal upheaval”.
指公元755年安禄山于渔阳举兵叛唐事。鞞鼓,骑兵用的小鼓。后亦用为外族侵略之典。