羯鼓催花 jiégǔcuīhuā drumming to make flowers bloom Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 羯鼓 jiégǔ hourglass drum (bound form) a double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist, traditionally associated with the Jie ethnic group and used in ancient Chinese music; also known as the 两杖鼓 liǎngzhànggǔ催 cuī verbnoun to hasten to hasten or expedite a process; to speed something up花 huā verbnoun to bloom to bloom; to blossom