Beating drums and gongs
It is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is sh ā ilu ó L é Ig ǔ, which means beating gongs and drums. It's noisy. It's also like trying to exaggerate things. From journey to the West.
The origin of Idioms
The 28th chapter of journey to the West written by Wu Chengen of Ming Dynasty: "maybe someone who is caught in the net or buckled will take the work, teach him to play in circles, turn somersaults, erect dragonflies, and do everything in the street."
Analysis of Idioms
Beating gongs and drums
Idiom usage
To use as a predicate; bravado
Chinese PinYin : shāi luó léi gǔ
Beating drums and gongs
Food, vegetables and drinking water. fàn shū yǐn shuǐ
despise the poor and curry favour with the rich. qī pín ài fù