鼓点 (gǔ diǎn) — drumbeat; (in Chinese opera) clapper beats that set tempo and lead the orchestra; (figurative, colloquial) dirty trick; ulterior scheme
Definition
Literally 'drumbeat', 鼓点 also names the clapper beats in Chinese opera that set the tempo for the orchestra. Colloquially it means a sneaky, underhanded scheme or dirty trick.
noun
drumbeat(in Chinese opera) clapper beats that set tempo and lead the orchestra(figurative, colloquial) dirty trickulterior scheme
Examples
- 鼓点。Zhè ge gǔ diǎn de jié zòu hěn qīng xī.The rhythm of this drumbeat is very clear.
- ，鼓点。Zài jīng jù lǐ, gǔ diǎn kòng zhì zhe jié zòu.In Peking opera, the clapper beats control the tempo.
- 鼓点。Tā zhè tào gǔ diǎn piàn bù liǎo wǒ.His set of dirty tricks can't fool me.
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