「打退堂鼓」
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Pronunciation: | daa2 teoi3 tong4 gu2 |
Individual Character Meaning: |
打 to hit; dozen; to beat; to strike; to knock; to shoot; to compete with; to fight against; to go up against; to whisk; to inject; to load; to fill with; to tie; to knot; to "check off"; to get; to seize; to catch; to hunt; to work; to strive; to think; to concentrate; to count 退 move back; to decline; to recede; to move back; to give back; to return; to quit; to withdraw 堂 class((as in Maths class, science class)); class; lesson; room; hall; a large room; court of law; female 鼓 drum |
Part of Speech: | verb |
Explanation: |
to back out; to retreat
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See also: | 撤 後退 退後 撤退 |
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