Read Edit View history Discussion 打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ to give up Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Senses Add sense 打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ to give up (idiom) to give up midway; to back out of a commitment; to lose heart and quit Edit Delete 打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ to beat the return drum (literary) to beat a drum to signal the end of a court session in ancient government offices Edit Delete References Add reference synonym 打退堂鼓/打退堂鼓 → 敲退堂鼓/敲退堂鼓 Edit Delete
打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ to give up (idiom) to give up midway; to back out of a commitment; to lose heart and quit Edit Delete
打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ to beat the return drum (literary) to beat a drum to signal the end of a court session in ancient government offices Edit Delete