the beating of gongs and drums resounded to the skies(luó gǔ xuān tiān)

the beating of gongs and drums resounded to the skies

Gongs and drums are noisy, a Chinese idiom. The Pinyin is Lu ó g ǔ Xu ā NTI ā n, which originally means beating gongs and drums to command advance and retreat in battle. Later, it mostly describes a scene of joy and joy. The sound is loud and the scene is lively. It comes from Shan Bian duo Shu by Shang Zhongxian in Yuan Dynasty.

Idiom usage

On the opening day of the shopping center, there was a lot of noise in front of the store.

Analysis of Idioms

Antonym: beating gongs and drums, blowing and beating; antonym: Mute and silent

The origin of Idioms

The fourth fold of Shang Zhongxian's "single whip fighting for the sword" in Yuan Dynasty: "I came to Beimang early and listened to the loud music of gongs and drums. The army was less than three thousand. There was a general in the army, who was very powerful and showed his martial arts."

Idioms and allusions

Zhang Dai, a famous litterateur in Ming Dynasty, was very fond of watching dramas. Because of his rich family, he took some dramatists as servants and often played and enjoyed them. Whenever he went out to play, he always asked his servant to bring props for acting so that he could perform at any time. One year after the Mid Autumn Festival, Zhang Dai took a boat from the south to Yanzhou and came to the foot of Beigu mountain in Zhenjiang. Seeing the magnificent scenery, Zhang Dai ordered the boatman to sail slowly. It was two o'clock at night when he came to the foot of Jinshan Temple. He didn't feel sleepy. On a whim, he took his servant ashore and walked into Jinshan Temple. The monks in the temple had already fallen asleep, and the hall was dark and silent. But Zhang Dai rose abruptly and ordered his servants to perform in the hall. The servants lit up the whole hall. After a while, gongs and drums were sounded and the performance began. The temple, which used to be silent, was full of noise and excitement. the monks in the temple woke up from their sleep and did not know what happened. They got up together and rushed to the hall to look out. Monks just watched outside the hall, and no one dared to ask who they were, why and when they came. After singing the opera, it was almost dawn, so Zhang Dai left the temple with his servant and went back to the boat.

Chinese PinYin : luó gǔ xuān tiān