打退堂鼓

dǎ tuì táng gǔ

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. to give up
  3. 3. to turn tail

Child Words of 打退堂鼓

堂
táng

(main) hall

打
dá

dozen (loanword)

打
dǎ

to beat

退
tuì

to retreat; to withdraw

鼓
gǔ

drum

打退
dǎ tuì

to beat back