退堂

Chinese

		retreat; to decline; to move back retreat; to decline; to move back; to withdraw	(main) hall; large room
trad. (退堂)		退	堂
simp. #(退堂)		退	堂

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuìtáng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): teoi³ tong⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuìtáng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄟˋ ㄊㄤˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuèitáng
    • Wade–Giles: tʻui⁴-tʻang²
    • Yale: twèi-táng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tueytarng
    • Palladius: туйтан (tujtan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯eɪ̯⁵¹ tʰɑŋ³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: teoi³ tong⁴
    • Yale: teui tòhng
    • Cantonese Pinyin: toey³ tong⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: têu³ tong⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɵy̯³³ tʰɔːŋ²¹/

Verb

退堂

1. (historical) to dismiss a court
2. (historical) to leave the court after hearing a case

Derived terms

• 退堂鼓 (tuìtánggǔ)