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打退堂鼓
dǎ
tuì
táng
gǔ
打退堂鼓
How to write
Definition
lit. to beat the return drum (idiom) / fig. to give up / to turn tail
Idiom
Originally refers to the feudal officials playing drums when they retired / Now metaphor shrinks in the middle of doing things with people
Usage
Synonyms
后
退
倒
退
退
回
退
却
退
缩
退
后
退
走
退
避
三
舍
Antonym
勇
往
直
前
中文释义
古时官吏打鼓退堂。 比喻中途退缩。
Characters
打
dǎ/dá
退
tuì
堂
táng
鼓
gǔ
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