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偃旗息鼓. In DICTIOUS you will not only get to know all the dictionary meanings for the word
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Chinese
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to lie supine; to stop; to fall down
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banner; flag
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rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath |
convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat |
| trad. (偃旗息鼓)
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偃
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旗
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息
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鼓
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| simp. #(偃旗息鼓)
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偃
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旗
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息
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鼓
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| Literally: “to lower one's banners and muffle one's drums”.
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Pronunciation
Idiom
偃旗息鼓
- (figuratively) to cease all activities