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Home / Idiom / 偃旗息鼓

lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease · to give in

偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
Idiom
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
to vanish without trace (idiom) · to lie low销声匿迹xiāo shēng nì jìto stop; to halt; to cease停止tíng zhǐ
Antonyms
(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale大张旗鼓dà zhāng qí gǔlit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback · to prepare for new initiatives · to attempt a comeback重整旗鼓chóng zhěng qí gǔ