桴鼓相应

桴鼓相應
fúgǔxiāngyìng
  1. lit. the hammer fits the drum (idiom); appropriate relation between the different parts
  2. closely interrelated

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 桴 fú
  1. beam
  2. rafter
=2 鼓 gǔ old variant of 鼓 gǔ
=2 鼓 gǔ
  1. drum
  2. to drum
  3. to strike
  4. to rouse
  5. to bulge
  6. to swell

classifiers: 通, 面
3 相应 xiāngyìng
  1. to correspond
  2. answering (one another)
  3. to agree (among the part)
  4. corresponding
  5. relevant
  6. appropriate
  7. (modify) accordingly

Related entries

紧密相联 jǐnmìxiānglián
  1. closely interrelated
  2. intimately related