鼓乐

鼓樂
gǔyuè
noun #35,948

Meanings

  1. 1 drum and instrumental music
  2. 2 festive music with drums

Examples

Hūnlǐ shàng gǔyuè qímíng, xǐqì yángyáng.
At the wedding, drums and music sounded together in joyous celebration.
Cūn lǐ de gǔyuè duì yuǎn-jìn wénmíng.
The village's drum-and-music ensemble is famous near and far.

Tips

register
Slightly literary; common in set phrases like 鼓乐 ('drums and music sounding together') and 鼓乐 ('drums and music shaking the heavens') for weddings, festivals, and ceremonies. Note here is yuè (music), not lè (happy).
mistakes
The character has two readings: yuè = music (音乐 yīnyuè), lè = happy (快乐 kuàilè). In 鼓乐 it's always yuè, since (drum) sets up a music context.

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