qiāo
敲门
qiāo mén
knock on the door
敲锣打鼓。
qiāo luó dǎ gǔ
beat gongs and drums
有的商人一听顾客是外乡口音，往往就要敲一下子。
yǒu de shāng rén yī tīng gù kè shì wài xiāng kǒu yīn, wǎng wǎng jiù yào qiāo yī xià zi
Some merchants, upon hearing that a customer has a foreign accent, often try to overcharge them