粵

緊gan2鑼lo4密mat6鼓gu2

simp紧锣密鼓
gan2 lo4 mat6 gu2jǐn luó mì gǔ

English

  1. (lit.) urgent beating of gongs and drums (idiom)
  2. busy for preparation; great fanfare; wildly beating gongs and drums; intense publicity campaign in preparation for some sinister undertaking
  3. (fig.) to urgently prepare for an upcoming event
  4. in intense preparation for an event

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 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

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