Chinese begins with basics like characters, builds up to words, and reaches idioms. This free resource introduces advanced idioms like 「打退堂鼓」, with details below.
Here, we present the idiom 「打退堂鼓」. Below, you’ll find its explanation and examples of usage.
Originally it refers to feudal officials beating drums when they leave the court. Now it is used to describe giving up halfway when working with others.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
dǎ tuì táng gǔ
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
da2 teui3 tong4 gu2
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