偃旗息鼓

Every meaning

Its characters

• 偃yǎnto lie down; to fall back
• 旗qíflag; banner
• 息xībreath (as in 气息)
• 鼓gǔdrum

Words with 旗

• 国旗guóqínational flag
• 锦旗jǐnqísilk banner (given as an award or in thanks)
• 旗袍qípáoqipao
• 旗帜qízhìflag
• 旗帜鲜明qízhì-xiānmíngclear-cut (stand)
• 大张旗鼓dàzhāng-qígǔon a grand scale
• 旗鼓相当qígǔ-xiāngdāngevenly matched
• 摇旗呐喊yáoqí-nàhǎnto cheer on

Words with 息

• 休息xiūxito rest
• 消息xiāoxinews
• 信息xìnxīinformation
• 利息lìxīinterest (on money)
• 喘息chuǎnxīto pant
• 出息chūxiprospects
• 平息píngxīto put down
• 气息qìxīflavor