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(lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom) · (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event

紧锣密鼓
jǐn luó mì gǔ
j+ǐn·3rd tonel+uó·2nd tonem+ì·4th toneg+ǔ·3rd tone
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lit. ready to appear at the call (idiom) · fig. on the verge of coming out into the open · (of a person's choice etc) on the point of being disclosed · (of an artistic depiction) vividly portrayed呼之欲出hū zhī yù chūnervous · keyed up · intense · tense · strained · in short supply · scarce · CL: zhèn紧张jǐn zhāng
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