là​gǔ

year-end drumbeat

  • created reference approved 腊鼓/臘鼓 → 腊日/臘日 (see) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腊鼓 / 臘鼓 là​gǔ

    腊日 / 臘日 là​rì

    see

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 腊鼓/臘鼓 · là​gǔ · year-end drumbeat — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腊鼓 / 臘鼓

    là​gǔ

    year-end drumbeat

    A drumbeat performed on or before the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month in ancient customs to drive away plague and evil spirits

    腊 (literal) → 腊/臘 · là · twelfth lunar month 鼓 (literal) → 鼓 · gǔ · drum

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

    created sense

  • created sense approved 腊鼓/臘鼓 · là​gǔ · end of the year — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    腊鼓 / 臘鼓

    là​gǔ

    end of the year

    A literary metaphor for the end of the year or a signal of the approaching spring

    腊 (literal) → 腊/臘 · là · twelfth lunar month 鼓 (literal) → 鼓 · gǔ · drum

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

    created sense