偃旗卧鼓

Explanation: Originally referred to the whereabouts of hidden march, to prevent the enemy aware of. Momentum is terminated or reduced metaphor thing. With died down. " 　　Source: "Liang Shu Wang Sengbian Biography" and the second thief forward Eguchi, Sengbian Nai Ming armies, by the city stick, Yan flag lying drum, An absence of people. " 　　Examples: Careful column tree three shed, quite different a few years, ~. Sound of drums in the gate, soldiers learned to hit the tri-gate, Zeizhong chaos. ★ "Old Tang Chuan-Yi Shen."