打退堂鼓
Chinese
beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen |
drum used at the end of a court hearing | ||
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trad. (打退堂鼓) | 打 | 退堂鼓 | |
simp. #(打退堂鼓) | 打 | 退堂鼓 |
Pronunciation
Verb
打退堂鼓
- (historical) to beat the drum before the magistrate withdraws from the court
- (figurative) to beat a retreat; to give up halfway
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