桴鼓相應 fú gǔ xiāng yìng

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

桴 fú raft; drum stick; ridge pole
鼓 gǔ
HSK 4
drum; beat, top, strike
相 xiāng
HSK 3
mutual, reciprocal, each other
應 yìng should, ought to, must