打退堂鼓 dǎ tuì táng gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ daa1 teoi3 tong4 gu2
- lit. to beat the return drum (idiom)
- fig. to give up
- to turn tail
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打
- 单打 單打 dān dǎ ㄉㄢ ㄉㄚˇ daan1 daa2 singles (in sports)
- 打仗 dǎ zhàng ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄤˋ daa2 zoeng3 to fight a battle
- 打倒 dǎ dǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄠˇ daa2 dou2 to overthrow
- 打动 打動 dǎ dòng ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ daa2 dung6 to move (to pity)
- 打包 dǎ bāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄠ daa2 baau1 to wrap; to pack
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- 打印 dǎ yìn ㄉㄚˇ ㄧㄣˋ daa2 jan3 to affix a seal
- 打字 dǎ zì ㄉㄚˇ ㄗˋ daa2 zi6 to type (using a keyboard, typewriter or phone etc)
- 打岔 dǎ chà ㄉㄚˇ ㄔㄚˋ daa2 caa3 interruption
- 打工 dǎ gōng ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨㄥ daa2 gung1 to work a temporary or casual job
- 打手 dǎ shou ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄕㄡ daa2 sau2 hired thug
- 打扮 dǎ ban ㄉㄚˇ ˙ㄅㄢ daa2 baan6 to decorate
- 打折 dǎ zhé ㄉㄚˇ ㄓㄜˊ daa2 zit3 to give a discount
- 打扫 打掃 dǎ sǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄙㄠˇ daa2 sou3 to clean
- 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo ㄉㄚˇ ㄌㄠ daa2 laau4 to salvage
- 打击 打擊 dǎ jī ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧ daa2 gik1 to hit
- 打扰 打擾 dǎ rǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄖㄠˇ daa2 jiu5 to disturb
- 打搅 打攪 dǎ jiǎo ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄠˇ daa2 gaau2 to disturb; to trouble; to bother
- 打败 打敗 dǎ bài ㄉㄚˇ ㄅㄞˋ daa2 baai6 to defeat
- 打断 打斷 dǎ duàn ㄉㄚˇ ㄉㄨㄢˋ daa2 tyun5 to interrupt
- 打架 dǎ jià ㄉㄚˇ ㄐㄧㄚˋ daa2 gaa3 to fight
退
- 后退 後退 hòu tuì ㄏㄡˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hau6 teoi3 to recoil; to draw back; to fall back; to retreat
- 衰退 shuāi tuì ㄕㄨㄞ ㄊㄨㄟˋ seoi1 teoi3 to decline
- 辞退 辭退 cí tuì ㄘˊ ㄊㄨㄟˋ ci4 teoi3 to dismiss
- 退休 tuì xiū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ teoi3 jau1 to retire (from the workforce); to go into retirement
- 退出 tuì chū ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄔㄨ teoi3 ceot1 to withdraw
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- 退化 tuì huà ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄚˋ teoi3 faa3 to degenerate
- 退却 退卻 tuì què ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄑㄩㄝˋ teoi3 koek3 to retreat
- 退回 tuì huí ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄟˊ teoi3 wui4 to return (an item)
- 退学 退學 tuì xué ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄩㄝˊ teoi3 hok6 to quit school
- 退役 tuì yì ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄧˋ teoi3 jik6 (of military personnel or athletes) to retire
- 退步 tuì bù ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄅㄨˋ teoi3 bou6 to do less well than before
- 退票 tuì piào ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄆㄧㄠˋ teoi3 piu3 to bounce (a check)
- 退缩 退縮 tuì suō ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄙㄨㄛ teoi3 suk1 to shrink back; to cower
- 退让 退讓 tuì ràng ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄖㄤˋ teoi3 joeng6 to move aside
- 退休金 tuì xiū jīn ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄒㄧㄡ ㄐㄧㄣ teoi3 jau1 gam1 retirement pension; pension payments received after retirement
- 三退 sān tuì ㄙㄢ ㄊㄨㄟˋ saam1 teoi3 withdrawal from the Communist Party, the Communist Youth League, and the Young Pioneers of China
- 促退 cù tuì ㄘㄨˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ cuk1 teoi3 to hinder progress
- 倒退 dào tuì ㄉㄠˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ dou3 teoi3 to fall back
- 劝退 勸退 quàn tuì ㄑㄩㄢˋ ㄊㄨㄟˋ hyun3 teoi3 to try to persuade sb to give up (their job, plans etc)
- 包退 bāo tuì ㄅㄠ ㄊㄨㄟˋ baau1 teoi3 to guarantee refund (for faulty or unsatisfactory goods)
堂
- 名堂 míng tang ㄇㄧㄥˊ ˙ㄊㄤ ming4 tong4 item (in a program of entertainments)
- 堂堂 táng táng ㄊㄤˊ ㄊㄤˊ tong4 tong4 grand
- 天堂 tiān táng ㄊㄧㄢ ㄊㄤˊ tin1 tong4 paradise
- 学堂 學堂 xué táng ㄒㄩㄝˊ ㄊㄤˊ hok6 tong4 college
- 教堂 jiào táng ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄊㄤˊ gaau3 tong2 church; chapel
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- 殿堂 diàn táng ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄊㄤˊ din6 tong4 palace
- 礼堂 禮堂 lǐ táng ㄌㄧˇ ㄊㄤˊ lai5 tong4 assembly hall; auditorium
- 课堂 課堂 kè táng ㄎㄜˋ ㄊㄤˊ fo3 tong4 classroom; class session
- 食堂 shí táng ㄕˊ ㄊㄤˊ sik6 tong4 dining hall; cafeteria
- 哄堂大笑 hōng táng dà xiào ㄏㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ ㄉㄚˋ ㄒㄧㄠˋ hung6 tong4 daai6 siu3 the whole room roaring with laughter (idiom)
- 亮堂 liàng táng ㄌㄧㄤˋ ㄊㄤˊ loeng6 tong4 bright
- 令堂 lìng táng ㄌㄧㄥˋ ㄊㄤˊ ling6 tong4 (honorific) your mother
- 公堂 gōng táng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄊㄤˊ gung1 tong4 law court
- 刑堂 xíng táng ㄒㄧㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ jing4 tong4 torture chamber
- 印堂 yìn táng ㄧㄣˋ ㄊㄤˊ jan3 tong4 the part of the forehead between the eyebrows
- 同堂 tóng táng ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄊㄤˊ tung4 tong4 to live under the same roof (of different generations)
- 堂倌 táng guān ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨㄢ tong4 gun1 (old) waiter
- 堂兄 táng xiōng ㄊㄤˊ ㄒㄩㄥ tong4 hing1 older male patrilineal cousin
- 堂区 堂區 táng qū ㄊㄤˊ ㄑㄩ tong4 keoi1 parish
- 堂哥 táng gē ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄜ tong4 go1 older male patrilineal cousin
鼓
- 鼓动 鼓動 gǔ dòng ㄍㄨˇ ㄉㄨㄥˋ gu2 dung6 to urge (an activity that may be beneficial, harmful or neutral); to encourage; to agitate; to instigate; to incite
- 鼓励 鼓勵 gǔ lì ㄍㄨˇ ㄌㄧˋ gu2 lai6 to encourage
- 鼓吹 gǔ chuī ㄍㄨˇ ㄔㄨㄟ gu2 ceoi1 to agitate for
- 鼓掌 gǔ zhǎng ㄍㄨˇ ㄓㄤˇ gu2 zoeng2 to applaud
- 鼓舞 gǔ wǔ ㄍㄨˇ ㄨˇ gu2 mou5 to inspire; to encourage; to hearten; to boost (morale)
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- 敲边鼓 敲邊鼓 qiāo biān gǔ ㄑㄧㄠ ㄅㄧㄢ ㄍㄨˇ haau1 bin1 gu2 to back sb up
- 一鼓作气 一鼓作氣 yī gǔ zuò qì ㄧ ㄍㄨˇ ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄑㄧˋ jat1 gu2 zok3 hei3 in a spurt of energy
- 哑鼓 啞鼓 yǎ gǔ ㄧㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ aa2 gu2 drum practice pad (music)
- 大鼓 dà gǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄨˇ daai6 gu2 bass drum
- 小鼓 xiǎo gǔ ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄍㄨˇ siu2 gu2 snare drum
- 打鼓 dǎ gǔ ㄉㄚˇ ㄍㄨˇ daa2 gu2 to beat a drum
- 捣鼓 搗鼓 dǎo gu ㄉㄠˇ ˙ㄍㄨ dou2 gu2 to fiddle with sth
- 更鼓 gēng gǔ ㄍㄥ ㄍㄨˇ gaang1 gu2 drum marking night watches
- 板鼓 bǎn gǔ ㄅㄢˇ ㄍㄨˇ baan2 gu2 small drum for marking time
- 渔鼓 漁鼓 yú gǔ ㄩˊ ㄍㄨˇ jyu4 gu2 percussion instrument in the form of a bamboo fish (traditionally used by Daoist priests)
- 石鼓 Shí gǔ ㄕˊ ㄍㄨˇ sek6 gu2 see 石鼓区
- 硒鼓 xī gǔ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ toner cartridge
- 筒鼓 tǒng gǔ ㄊㄨㄥˇ ㄍㄨˇ tung4 gu2 tom-tom drum (drum kit component)
- 箱鼓 xiāng gǔ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄍㄨˇ soeng1 gu2 cajón (musical instrument)
- 羯鼓 jié gǔ ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄍㄨˇ kit3 gu2 double-ended skin drum with a narrow waist