紧锣密鼓 — Chinese idiom
紧锣密鼓
jǐn luó mì gǔ
Traditional: 緊鑼密鼓
Meaning
- (lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums
- (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
Character by character
- 紧jǐntense, tight, taut; firm, secure
- 锣luógong
- 密mìsecret, confidential; intimate, close; dense, thic
- 鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
Idioms sharing a character
- 不紧不慢 bù jǐn bù màn
- 咬紧牙关 yǎo jǐn yá guān
- 紧咬不放 jǐn yǎo bù fàng
- 紧要关头 jǐn yào guān tóu
- 紧随其后 jǐn suí qí hòu
- 开锣喝道 kāi luó hè dào
- 人烟稠密 rén yān chóu mì
- 密不可分 mì bù kě fēn
- 秋荼密网 qiū tú mì wǎng
- 亲密无间 qīn mì wú jiàn
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