八旗
八旗 Bā qí ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧˊ baat3 kei4
- Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 后金 (後金) Hòu Jīn ㄏㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄣ from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
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八
- 八卦 bā guà ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄚˋ baat3 gwaa3 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yi4 jing1]
- 八字 bā zì ㄅㄚ ㄗˋ baat3 zi6 the character 8 or 八
- 七嘴八舌 qī zuǐ bā shé ㄑㄧ ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˊ cat1 zeoi2 baat3 sit3 lively discussion with everybody talking at once
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 五花八门五花八門 wǔ huā bā mén ㄨˇ ㄏㄨㄚ ㄅㄚ ㄇㄣˊ ng5 faa1 baat3 mun4 myriad
- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
旗
- 国旗國旗 guó qí ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄑㄧˊ gwok3 kei4 flag (of a country)
- 旗子 qí zi ㄑㄧˊ ˙ㄗ kei4 zi2 flag
- 旗帜旗幟 qí zhì ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ kei4 ci3 ensign
- 旗袍 qí páo ㄑㄧˊ ㄆㄠˊ kei4 pou2 cheongsam, a traditional Chinese dress for women, originally a long robe worn by Manchu women, later modernized in 20th-century Shanghai into a close-fitting dress with a high collar and side slits
- 锦旗錦旗 jǐn qí ㄐㄧㄣˇ ㄑㄧˊ gam2 kei4 silk banner (as an award or gift)
- 区旗區旗 qū qí ㄑㄩ ㄑㄧˊ keoi1 kei4 district flag
Idioms with these characters
- 才高八斗 cái gāo bā dǒu ㄘㄞˊ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄡˇ coi4 gou1 baat3 dau2 (idiom) of great talent
- 横七竖八橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 胡诌八扯胡謅八扯 hú zhōu bā chě ㄏㄨˊ ㄓㄡ ㄅㄚ ㄔㄜˇ wu4 zau1 baat3 ce2 to talk random nonsense (idiom); to say whatever comes into one's head
- 乱七八糟亂七八糟 luàn qī bā zāo ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧ ㄅㄚ ㄗㄠ lyun6 cat1 baat3 zou1 (idiom) chaotic; in disorder; muddled
- 七零八落 qī líng bā luò ㄑㄧ ㄌㄧㄥˊ ㄅㄚ ㄌㄨㄛˋ cat1 ling4 baat3 lok6 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
- 别树一旗別樹一旗 bié shù yī qí ㄅㄧㄝˊ ㄕㄨˋ ㄧ ㄑㄧˊ bit6 syu6 jat1 kei4 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
- 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ ㄔㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄥˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ cung4 zing2 kei4 gu2 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback
- 大张旗鼓大張旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ ㄉㄚˋ ㄓㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ daai6 zoeng1 kei4 gu2 (idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
- 旗鼓相当旗鼓相當 qí gǔ xiāng dāng ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ kei4 gu2 soeng1 dong1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
- 旗开得胜旗開得勝 qí kāi dé shèng ㄑㄧˊ ㄎㄞ ㄉㄜˊ ㄕㄥˋ kei4 hoi1 dak1 sing3 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success