羯鼓催花

jié gǔ cuī huā

Meaning

drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom

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羯jiéwether, castrated ram; deer skin羊曷鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse壴支催cuīto press, to urge亻崔花huāflower, blossom; to spend (time or money)艹化