n. The act of beating upon, or as if upon, a drum; also, the noise which the male of the ruffed grouse makes in spring, by beating his wings upon his sides. [ 1913 Webster ]
[羯鼓催花, jié gǔ cuī huā, ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄘㄨㄟ ㄏㄨㄚ]drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom[Add to Longdo]
[鼓盆之戚 / 鼓盆之慼, gǔ pén zhī qī, ㄍㄨˇ ㄆㄣˊ ㄓ ㄑㄧ]drumming on a bowl in grief (成语 saw, refers to Zhuangzi 莊子|庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife[Add to Longdo]