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打退堂鼓

dǎ tuì táng gǔ

Definitions

  • •lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  • •fig. to give up
  • •to turn tail

Child Words of 打退堂鼓

堂
táng
退
tuì
鼓
gǔ
打
dǎ
打退
dǎ tuì
打
dá