Read Edit View history 偃旗息鼓 yǎnqíxīgǔ to cease hostilities Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 偃旗息鼓 yǎnqíxīgǔ (also yǎnqíxígǔ) to cease hostilities Literally means to lay down flags and silence the drums; used to describe a military unit hiding its tracks or, more commonly, to mean stopping a fight, ending a dispute, or ceasing all activity. Edit Delete References Add reference antonym 重振旗鼓/重振旗鼓 → 偃旗息鼓/偃旗息鼓 Edit Delete synonym 消声匿迹/消聲匿跡 → 偃旗息鼓/偃旗息鼓 Edit Delete
偃旗息鼓 yǎnqíxīgǔ (also yǎnqíxígǔ) to cease hostilities Literally means to lay down flags and silence the drums; used to describe a military unit hiding its tracks or, more commonly, to mean stopping a fight, ending a dispute, or ceasing all activity. Edit Delete