緊鑼密鼓
simp紧锣密鼓gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2jǐn luó mì gǔ
English
- (lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom)
- busy for preparation; great fanfare; wildly beating gongs and drums; intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking
- (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
- in intense preparation for an event
粵語 — Cantonese
- 比喻活動前準備緊張而密集
Examples
婚禮籌備得密鑼緊鼓。
The wedding is in intense preparation.
Sources: cc-canto, cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk