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偃旗息鼓 (jin2 kei4 sik1 gu2) — call a cease fire; a cessation of war; a truce in Cantonese

jinˊ²偃keiˎ₄旗sikˉ¹息guˊ²鼓
Mandarin Pinyin: yan3 qi2 xi1 (PRC) xi2 (TW) gu3

Meaning of 偃旗息鼓

nouncall a cease fire; a cessation of war; a truce

Characters in 偃旗息鼓

偃jin2
cease; lay off; desist
旗kei4
flag; banner; pennant; standard; ensign
息sik1
interest; payback; income
鼓gu2
drum

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