偃旗息鼓

Chinese

		to lie supine; to stop; to fall down	banner; flag	rest; news; interest rest; news; interest; breath	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (偃旗息鼓)		偃	旗	息	鼓
simp. #(偃旗息鼓)		偃	旗	息	鼓
Literally: “to lower one's banners and muffle one's drums”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnqíxīgǔ, yǎnqíxígǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ, ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² kei⁴ sik¹ gu²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnqíxīgǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎncísigǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-chʻi²-hsi¹-ku³
    • Yale: yǎn-chí-syī-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanchyishiguu
    • Palladius: яньцисигу (janʹcisigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi⁵⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnqíxígǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎncísígǔ
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-chʻi²-hsi²-ku³
    • Yale: yǎn-chí-syí-gǔ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanchyishyiguu
    • Palladius: яньцисигу (janʹcisigu)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ɕi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² kei⁴ sik¹ gu²
    • Yale: yín kèih sīk gú
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² kei⁴ sik⁷ gu²
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² kéi⁴ xig¹ gu²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ kʰei̯²¹ sɪk̚⁵ kuː³⁵/

Idiom

偃旗息鼓

1. (figuratively) to cease all activities