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Home / Idiom / 打退堂鼓

lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) · fig. to give up · to turn tail

打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
d+ǎ·3rd tonet+uì·4th tonet+áng·2nd toneg+ǔ·3rd tone
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to give up halfway (idiom); leave sth unfinished半途而废bàn tú ér fèito shrink back in fear (idiom); too cowardly to advance畏缩不前wèi suō bù qián(lit.) to sound out the difficulties and retreat to avoid defeat (idiom) · (fig.) to back out of an awkward situation; to get out on finding out what it's really like知难而退zhī nán ér tuìto recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat后退hòu tuìto beat the gong to recall troops (idiom); to order a retreat鸣金收军míng jīn shōu jūn
Antonyms
to advance bravely勇往直前yǒng wǎng zhí qián
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