| 击鼓传花 |
jī gǔ chuán huā |
beat the drum, pass the flower (game in which players sit in a circle passing a flower around while a drum is beaten – when the drumbeat stops, the player holding the flower must sing a song, answer a question, or drink a glass of wine etc) |
| 击 |
jī |
to hit / to strike / to break / Taiwan pr. [ji2] |
| 鼓 |
gǔ |
old variant of 鼓 |
| 鼓 |
gǔ |
drum / CL:通,面 / to drum / to strike / to rouse / to bulge / to swell |
| 传 |
chuán |
to pass on / to spread / to transmit / to infect / to transfer / to circulate / to conduct (electricity) |
| 传 |
zhuàn |
biography / historical narrative / commentaries / relay station |
| 花 |
Huā |
surname Hua |
| 花 |
huā |
flower / blossom / CL:朵,支,束,把,盆,簇 / fancy pattern / florid / to spend (money, time) / (coll.) lecherous / lustful |
| 花 |
huā |
old variant of 花 |
| 花 |
huā |
variant of 花 / flower / blossom / also pr. [wei3] |