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偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
What 偃旗息鼓 means
- lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- to give in
The characters in 偃旗息鼓
- 偃yǎnto lie supine; to stop; to fall down
- 旗qíflag; variant of 旗
- 息xībreath; news; interest (on an investment or loan)
- 鼓gǔdrum; to drum; to strike
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