Beating drums and gongs

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