là​gǔ

year-end drumbeat

Senses

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

References

see 腊鼓/臘鼓 腊日/臘日