"偃旗息鼓" meaning in Chinese

See 偃旗息鼓 in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Phrase

IPA: /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: yǎnqíxīgǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], yǎnqíxígǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], jin² kei⁴ sik¹ gu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], yǎnqíxīgǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǎncísigǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen³-chʻi²-hsi¹-ku³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǎn-chí-syī-gǔ [Mandarin, Yale], yeanchyishiguu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], яньцисигу [Mandarin, Palladius], janʹcisigu [Mandarin, Palladius], yǎnqíxígǔ [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], yǎncísígǔ [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], yen³-chʻi²-hsi²-ku³ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], yǎn-chí-syí-gǔ [Mandarin, Yale], yeanchyishyiguu [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], yín kèih sīk gú [Cantonese, Yale], jin² kei⁴ sik⁷ gu² [Cantonese, Pinyin], yin² kéi⁴ xig¹ gu² [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization]
Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 偃旗息鼓
  1. (figuratively) to cease all activities Tags: figuratively, idiomatic
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      "tags": [
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin² kei⁴ sik¹ gu²"
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxīgǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎncísigǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³-chʻi²-hsi¹-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn-chí-syī-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeanchyishiguu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньцисигу"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹcisigu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxígǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎncísígǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³-chʻi²-hsi²-ku³"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn-chí-syí-gǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeanchyishyiguu"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
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        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
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      "zh-pron": "yín kèih sīk gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin² kei⁴ sik⁷ gu²"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin² kéi⁴ xig¹ gu²"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
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      "ipa": "/jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/"
    }
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        "to cease all activities"
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        "(figuratively) to cease all activities"
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      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxīgǔ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxígǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin² kei⁴ sik¹ gu²"
    },
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        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxīgǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎncísigǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³-chʻi²-hsi¹-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn-chí-syī-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeanchyishiguu"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "яньцисигу"
    },
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "janʹcisigu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Hanyu-Pinyin",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎnqíxígǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎncísígǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yen³-chʻi²-hsi²-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yǎn-chí-syí-gǔ"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yeanchyishyiguu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yín kèih sīk gú"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "jin² kei⁴ sik⁷ gu²"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Guangdong-Romanization"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "yin² kéi⁴ xig¹ gu²"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/",
      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Sinological-IPA"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "偃旗息鼓"
}

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