| 羯鼓催花 | jié gǔ cuī huā | drumming to make apricots flower, cf joke by Tang Emperor Xuanzhong 唐玄宗, playing the drum in apricot blossom |
听话听声，
锣鼓听音 | tīng huà tīng shēng ,
luó gǔ tīng yīn | to understand the unspoken implications (idiom) |
| 花鼓 | huā gǔ | flower-drum, a folk art form involving singing and dancing |
| 花鼓戏 | huā gǔ xì | opera form popular along Changjiang |
| 转鼓 | zhuàn gǔ | rotary drum |
| 铃鼓 | líng gǔ | tambourine (musical instrument); bell and drum |
| 铜鼓 | Tóng gǔ | Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi |
| 铜鼓县 | Tóng gǔ xiàn | Tonggu county in Yichun 宜春, Jiangxi |
| 锣齐鼓不齐 | luó qí gǔ bù qí | lit. the gong is ready, the drum not ready; fig. undermanned or inadequately resourced |
| 开台锣鼓 | kāi tái luó gǔ | opening gong; gong strokes announcing start of opera performance |
| 鱼鼓 | yú gǔ | percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests) |
| 鼓吹者 | gǔ chuī zhě | advocate |
| 鼓室 | gǔ shì | tympanic cavity (of the middle ear) |
| 鼓山 | Gǔ shān | Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 鼓山区 | Gǔ shān qū | Gushan or Kushan district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan |
| 鼓手 | gǔ shǒu | drummer |
| 鼓板 | gǔ bǎn | clapper-board |
| 鼓楼区 | Gǔ lóu qū | Drumtower city district (various); Gulou district of Nanjing City 南京市, Jiangsu; Gulou or Drumtower district of Fuzhou city 福州市, Fujian |
| 鼓浪屿 | Gǔ làng yǔ | Gulangyu, scenic island off Xiamen 厦门 |
| 鼓盆 | gǔ pén | lit. to drum on a bowl; refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife; fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 鼓盆之戚 | gǔ pén zhī qī | drumming on a bowl in grief (idiom, refers to Zhuangzi 庄子 grieving for his lost wife); fig. grief for a lost wife |
| 鼓眼睛 | gǔ yǎn jīng | protruding eyes |
| 鼓箧 | gǔ qiè | beginning-school ceremony (old usage); classical learning |
| 鼓声 | gǔ shēng | sound of a drum; drumbeat |
| 鼓起 | gǔ qǐ | to drum up; to call up; to muster; to summon up (courage etc); to stimulate |
| 鼓起勇气 | gǔ qǐ yǒng qì | to take courage |
| 鼓点 | gǔ diǎn | drum beat; rhythm |
| 鼓点子 | gǔ diǎn zi | drum beat; rhythm |
| 鼓鼓 | gǔ gǔ | bulging; bursting |
| 鼓鼓囊囊 | gǔ gu nāng nāng | full and bulging (of a pocket, pouch etc) |
