打退堂鼓 — “To back out, give up, or abandon a task midway”
打退堂鼓 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to back out, give up, or abandon a task midway”. To lose heart and quit. Literally, “beat the retreat drum”.
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打退堂鼓 Pronunciation and Pinyin
打退堂鼓 Character Breakdown
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面对重重困难，他没有打退堂鼓，反而更加努力。
Facing numerous difficulties, he did not back out; instead, he worked even harder.
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- dǎ打gè个zhào照miàn面run into someone unexpectedly
- dǎ打rén人mà骂gǒu狗to be abusive and tyrannical
- dǎ打guāng光gùn棍to remain a bachelor
- dǎ打rù入lěng冷gōng宫relegated to the sidelines
- dǎ打fèng凤lāo捞lóng龙Scout for rare and outstanding talent
- dǎ打fèng凤láo牢lóng龙to trap a powerful opponent
- dǎ打chū出diào吊rù入stride in and out menacingly
- dǎ打chū出wáng王pái牌play one's trump card
- dǎ打jī击bào报fù复strike back in revenge
- dǎ打qín勤xiàn献qù趣to flatter and please
- dǎ打zuǐ嘴xiàn现shì世make a fool of oneself in public
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What does 打退堂鼓 mean?
打退堂鼓 (dǎ tuì táng gǔ) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to back out, give up, or abandon a task midway”.
How do you pronounce 打退堂鼓?
打退堂鼓 is pronounced dǎ tuì táng gǔ in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 打退堂鼓 literally mean?
Literally, 打退堂鼓 means “beat the retreat drum”. It is used to mean “to back out, give up, or abandon a task midway”.
What is the Chinese definition of 打退堂鼓?
原指封建官吏退堂时打鼓。现在比喻跟人共同做事中途退缩。