created reference approved 打退堂鼓 → 敲退堂鼓 (synonym) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打退堂鼓 dǎtuìtánggǔ
敲退堂鼓 qiāotuìtánggǔ
synonym
Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type
created sense approved 打退堂鼓 · dǎtuìtánggǔ · to give up — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
打退堂鼓
dǎtuìtánggǔ
to give up
(idiom) to give up midway; to back out of a commitment; to lose heart and quit
打, 退堂鼓
打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 退堂鼓 (literal) → 退堂鼓 · tuìtánggǔ · withdrawal
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition
created sense approved 打退堂鼓 · dǎtuìtánggǔ · to beat the return drum — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
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
打, 退堂鼓
打 (literal) → 打 · dǎ · to hit 退堂鼓 (literal) → 退堂鼓 · tuìtánggǔ · court-recess drum
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition