"打退堂鼓" meaning in All languages combined

See 打退堂鼓 on Wiktionary

Verb [Chinese]

IPA: /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/ [Hokkien, Xiamen], /ta⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/ [Sinological-IPA, Teochew], /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/, /tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/, /ta⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/ Chinese transliterations: dǎ tuìtánggǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daa² teoi³ tong⁴ gu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], táⁿ thòe-tông-kó͘ [Hokkien, POJ], da² to³ deng⁵ gou² [Peng'im, Teochew], dǎ tuìtánggǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], dǎ tuèitánggǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], ta³ tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], dǎ twèi-táng-gǔ [Mandarin, Yale], daa tueytarngguu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], да туйтангу [Mandarin, Palladius], da tujtangu [Mandarin, Palladius], dá teui tòhng gú [Cantonese, Yale], daa² toey³ tong⁴ gu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], da² têu³ tong⁴ gu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization], tánn thuè-tông-kóo [Hokkien, Tai-lo], dvar toea'dongkor [Hokkien, Phofsit-Daibuun], tá thò tṳ̂ng kóu [POJ, Teochew] Forms: 打⫽退堂鼓 [canonical]
Head templates: {{zh-verb|type=vo}} 打⫽退堂鼓 (verb-object)
  1. (historical) to beat the drum before the magistrate withdraws from the court Tags: historical, verb-object
    Sense id: en-打退堂鼓-zh-verb-hq4jYRkk
  2. (figurative) to beat a retreat; to give up halfway Tags: figuratively, verb-object
    Sense id: en-打退堂鼓-zh-verb-hWo6HUjr Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 16 84 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 18 82 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 17 83
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: 打退堂鼓 [formal, Standard-Chinese], 打退堂鼓 [Taiwan], 打退堂鼓 [Cantonese, Hong-Kong], 拍退堂鼓 [Xiamen], 拍退堂鼓 [Jieyang], Taiwan, Hong Kong, Xiamen, 拍退堂鼓, Jieyang
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      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
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      "tags": [
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
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        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa² teoi³ tong⁴ gu²"
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      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "POJ"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "táⁿ thòe-tông-kó͘"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da² to³ deng⁵ gou²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuèitánggǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta³ tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ twèi-táng-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa tueytarngguu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да туйтангу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da tujtangu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dá teui tòhng gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa² toey³ tong⁴ gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da² têu³ tong⁴ gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tánn thuè-tông-kóo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dvar toea'dongkor"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/",
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tá thò tṳ̂ng kóu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ta⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/",
      "tags": [
        "Sinological-IPA",
        "Teochew"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ta⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/"
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        "bopomofo"
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      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ"
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        "Peng'im",
        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "da² to³ deng⁵ gou²"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuèitánggǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta³ tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ twèi-táng-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa tueytarngguu"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да туйтангу"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da tujtangu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dá teui tòhng gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa² toey³ tong⁴ gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da² têu³ tong⁴ gu²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/",
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        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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        "Tai-lo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "tánn thuè-tông-kóo"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Hokkien",
        "Phofsit-Daibuun"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dvar toea'dongkor"
    },
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      "ipa": "/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/",
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        "Hokkien",
        "Xiamen"
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        "POJ",
        "Teochew"
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      "zh-pron": "tá thò tṳ̂ng kóu"
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        "Teochew"
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      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tã⁵³⁻⁴⁴ tʰue²¹⁻⁵³ tɔŋ²⁴⁻²² kɔ⁵³/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/ta⁵²⁻³⁵ tʰo²¹³⁻⁵⁵ tɯŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ kou⁵²/"
    }
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