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See also: 摇鼓

Chinese

shake; to rock
convex; drum; to rouse
convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
 
trad. (搖鼓)
simp. (摇鼓)

Pronunciation


Noun

搖鼓

  1. (music) pellet drum (Classifier: mn-t)
  2. (music) tambourine
  3. (Teochew) itinerant hawker (who customarily waves a pellet drum to draw attention)

Synonyms

(pellet drum):

References

  • 蔡俊明 , editor (1991), “搖鼓”, in 潮州方言詞滙 / 潮州方言词滙 (Cháozhōu fāngyán cíhuì), 香港 : 香港中文大學 / 香港中文大学