当面锣，对面鼓 in English dang1 mian4 luo2 , dui4 mian4 gu3 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) gong facing gong, drum opposite drum (idiomatic expression)
  • metaphorically to come together to thrash out the issue face to face

Simplified Characters

当 面 锣 ， 对 面 鼓

Traditional Characters

當 面 鑼 ， 對 面 鼓

Pinyin

dang1 mian4 luo2 , dui4 mian4 gu3

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

当dang1(onom.) dong 面mian4face 锣luo2gong ， 对dui4right 面mian4face 鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3]