偃旗息鼓 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• lit. lay down the flag and still the drums ; fig. to cease
• to give in

Character by character

• 偃yǎnto cease, to lay down, to lay off
• 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
• 息xīto end, to cease, to put a stop to; pause, breath,
• 鼓gǔdrum; to beat, to strike; to rouse

Idioms sharing a character

• 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
• 大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ
• 摇旗呐喊 yáo qí nà hǎn
• 收旗卷伞 shōu qí juǎn sǎn
• 旗帜鲜明 qí zhì xiān míng
• 旗开得胜 qí kāi dé shèng
• 旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng
• 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ
• 仰人鼻息 yǎng rén bí xī
• 姑息养奸 gū xī yǎng jiān

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