收旗卷伞 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• (lit.) to furl up flags and umbrellas
• (fig.) to stop what one is doing

Character by character

• 收shōuto collect, to gather, to harvest
• 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
• 卷juǎnbook, scroll, volume; curled up; to curl, to roll
• 伞sǎnumbrella, parasol, parachute

Idioms sharing a character

• 不可收拾 bù kě shōu shi
• 兼收并蓄 jiān shōu bìng xù
• 名利双收 míng lì shuāng shōu
• 坐收渔利 zuò shōu yú lì
• 收残缀轶 shōu cán zhuì yì
• 泼水难收 pō shuǐ nán shōu
• 美不胜收 měi bù shèng shōu
• 草率收兵 cǎo shuài shōu bīng
• 草草收兵 cǎo cǎo shōu bīng
• 覆水难收 fù shuǐ nán shōu

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