qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ

to feel nervous

  • created sense approved 敲小鼓 · qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ · to feel nervous — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲小鼓

    qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ

    to feel nervous

    (colloquial) to feel uneasy or anxious

    敲, 小鼓

    敲 (literal) → 敲 · qiāo · to knock 小鼓 (literal) → 小鼓 · xiǎo​gǔ · snare drum

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    created sense

  • created sense approved 敲小鼓 · qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ · to play a small drum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲小鼓

    qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ

    to play a small drum

    to beat a small drum or tabor

    敲, 小鼓

    敲 (literal) → 敲 · qiāo · to knock 小鼓 (literal) → 小鼓 · xiǎo​gǔ · snare drum

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 敲小鼓 · qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ · to engage in petty activities — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    敲小鼓

    qiāo​xiǎo​gǔ

    to engage in petty activities

    to go about small-scale activities, often illicitly or for personal gain; to be up to something small; to peddle wares or ideas

    敲, 小鼓

    敲 (literal) → 敲 · qiāo · to knock 小鼓 (literal) → 小鼓 · xiǎo​gǔ · snare drum

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense