偃旗息鼓
Traditional form:
偃旗息鼓
Pinyin (reading):
yǎnqíxīgǔ
Definitions:
- lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- to give in
Characters:
- 偃 - to cease, to lay down, to lay off
- 旗 - banner, flag, streamer
- 息 - to end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath, rest; news
- 鼓 - drum; to beat, to strike; to rouse
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