退堂鼓

Chinese

		to dismiss a court; to leave the court after hearing a case	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (退堂鼓)		退堂	鼓
simp. #(退堂鼓)		退堂	鼓

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuìtánggǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ tong⁴ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuìtánggǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuèitánggǔ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³
    • Yale: twèi-táng-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueytarngguu
    • Palladius: туйтангу (tujtangu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: teoi³ tong⁴ gu²
    • Yale: teui tòhng gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ tong⁴ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: têu³ tong⁴ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

Noun

退堂鼓

1. (historical) drum used at the end of a court hearing
2. (figurative) flinching from difficulty; backing out; retreat

Derived terms

• 打退堂鼓 (dǎ tuìtánggǔ)