"打退堂鼓" meaning in Chinese

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Verb

IPA: /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/, /taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/ Chinese transliterations: dǎ tuìtánggǔ [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ [Mandarin, bopomofo], daa² teoi³ tong⁴ gu² [Cantonese, Jyutping], 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]
Head templates: {{zh-verb}} 打退堂鼓
  1. (historical) to beat the drum before the magistrate withdraws from the court Tags: historical
    Sense id: en-打退堂鼓-zh-verb-hq4jYRkk
  2. (figurative) to beat a retreat; to give up halfway Tags: figuratively
    Sense id: en-打退堂鼓-zh-verb-hWo6HUjr Categories (other): Chinese entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of Chinese entries with incorrect language header: 17 83

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        "to beat a retreat; to give up halfway"
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      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
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      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "bopomofo"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ"
    },
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      "tags": [
        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "daa² teoi³ tong⁴ gu²"
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        "Mandarin"
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      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
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      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuèitánggǔ"
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    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta³ tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ twèi-táng-gǔ"
    },
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        "Gwoyeu-Romatsyh",
        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa tueytarngguu"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да туйтангу"
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    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da tujtangu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "Sinological-IPA"
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      "zh-pron": "dá teui tòhng gú"
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        "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "打退堂鼓"
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          "give up",
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        "Mandarin",
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    },
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        "Cantonese",
        "Jyutping"
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      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuìtánggǔ"
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        "Tongyong-Pinyin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ tuèitánggǔ"
    },
    {
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        "Mandarin",
        "Wade-Giles"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "ta³ tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Yale"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "dǎ twèi-táng-gǔ"
    },
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        "Mandarin"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "daa tueytarngguu"
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        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "да туйтангу"
    },
    {
      "tags": [
        "Mandarin",
        "Palladius"
      ],
      "zh-pron": "da tujtangu"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/",
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        "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"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/tä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/taː³⁵ tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/"
    }
  ],
  "word": "打退堂鼓"
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