Chinese–English
打退堂鼓
dǎ tuì táng gǔ · da tui tang gu
Same in simplified and traditional Chinese
Meaning
CC-CEDICT- lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- fig. to give up
- to turn tail
How to write
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