退堂鼓

Chinese

		to dismiss a court; to leave the court after hearing a case	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat
trad. (退堂鼓)		退堂	鼓
simp. ^#(退堂鼓)		退堂	鼓

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tuìtánggǔ

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ tong⁴ gu²

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tuìtánggǔ
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ ㄍㄨˇ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tuèitánggǔ
  - Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-tʻang²-ku³
  - Yale: twèi-táng-gǔ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueytarngguu
  - Palladius: туйтангу (tujtangu)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: teoi³ tong⁴ gu²
  - Yale: teui tòhng gú
  - Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ tong⁴ gu²
  - Guangdong Romanization: têu³ tong⁴ gu²
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹ kuː³⁵/

Noun

退堂鼓

(historical) drum used at the end of a court hearing
(figurative) flinching from difficulty; backing out; retreat

Derived terms

打退堂鼓 (dǎ tuìtánggǔ)

退堂鼓表演艺术家