tuì
táng

idiom

Meaning of 打退堂鼓

打退堂鼓 means to back out; to give up halfway. Pronounced dǎ tuì táng gǔ.

  • to back out; to give up halfway

Definitions & Examples

dào
diǎn
kùn
nán
jiù
xiǎng
tuì退
táng
 
zěn
me
néng
chéng
gōng
ne
 

If you think about backing out at the first sign of trouble, how can you succeed?

Yǒu
kùn
nán
jiā
lái
bāng
 
néng
tuì退
táng
 

Everyone is here to help you when there are difficulties, so you can't back out.

shì
yǒu
de
rén
 
zuò
shì
qing
cóng
lái
tuì退
táng
 

He is a persevering person who never gives up halfway on tasks.

Gōng
gāng
yǒu
diǎn
 
rán
jiù
tuì退
táng
zhí
le
 

Just when the company was starting to improve, he actually backed out and resigned.