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 易经
- 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
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- 四面八方 sì miàn bā fāng ㄙˋ ㄇㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚ ㄈㄤ sei3 min6 baat3 fong1 (idiom) all directions; all around
- 横七竖八 橫七豎八 héng qī shù bā ㄏㄥˊ ㄑㄧ ㄕㄨˋ ㄅㄚ waang4 cat1 syu6 baat3 in disorder
- 三八 sān bā ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ saam1 baat3 International Women's Day 妇女节, 8th March
- 丘八 qiū bā ㄑㄧㄡ ㄅㄚ jau1 baat3 soldier (from the two components of the 兵 character) (derog.)
- 二八 èr bā ㄦˋ ㄅㄚ ji6 baat3 16
- 亡八 wáng bā ㄨㄤˊ ㄅㄚ mong4 baat3 variant of 王八
- 保八 bǎo bā ㄅㄠˇ ㄅㄚ bou2 baat3 to maintain an 8% annual growth rate of the GDP (PRC policy)
- 八仙 Bā xiān ㄅㄚ ㄒㄧㄢ baat3 sin1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
- 八十 bā shí ㄅㄚ ㄕˊ baat3 sap6 eighty
- 八哥 bā ge ㄅㄚ ˙ㄍㄜ (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
- 八婆 bā pó ㄅㄚ ㄆㄛˊ baat3 po4 meddling woman
- 八宿 Bā sù ㄅㄚ ㄙㄨˋ baat3 sau3 see 八宿县
- 八度 bā dù ㄅㄚ ㄉㄨˋ baat3 dou6 octave
- 八廓 Bā kuò ㄅㄚ ㄎㄨㄛˋ baat3 kwok3 Barkhor, pilgrim circuit around Jokhang temple in Lhasa, Tibet
- 八强 八強 bā qiáng ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧㄤˊ baat3 koeng4 (sports) top eight
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)
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- 区旗 區旗 qū qí ㄑㄩ ㄑㄧˊ keoi1 kei4 district flag
- 升旗 shēng qí ㄕㄥ ㄑㄧˊ sing1 kei4 to raise a flag
- 半旗 bàn qí ㄅㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ bun3 kei4 half-mast
- 吴旗 吳旗 Wú qí ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ng4 kei4 Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
- 大旗 dà qí ㄉㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ daai6 kei4 banner
- 彩旗 cǎi qí ㄘㄞˇ ㄑㄧˊ coi2 kei4 colored flag
- 战旗 戰旗 zhàn qí ㄓㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ zin3 kei4 a war flag
- 挂旗 掛旗 guà qí ㄍㄨㄚˋ ㄑㄧˊ gwaa3 kei4 vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)
- 搴旗 qiān qí ㄑㄧㄢ ㄑㄧˊ hin1 kei4 to pull and capture the enemy's flag
- 旌旗 jīng qí ㄐㄧㄥ ㄑㄧˊ zing1 kei4 gonfanon
- 旗丁 qí dīng ㄑㄧˊ ㄉㄧㄥ kei4 ding1 Manchurian foot soldier
- 旗下 qí xià ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ kei4 haa6 under the banner of
- 旗人 qí rén ㄑㄧˊ ㄖㄣˊ kei4 jan4 Manchu
- 旗兵 qí bīng ㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧㄥ kei4 bing1 Manchurian soldier
- 旗官 qí guān ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨㄢ kei4 gun1 Manchurian official
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
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- 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
- 七扭八歪 qī niǔ bā wāi ㄑㄧ ㄋㄧㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄨㄞ cat1 nau2 baat3 waai1 misshapen
- 七手八脚 七手八腳 qī shǒu bā jiǎo ㄑㄧ ㄕㄡˇ ㄅㄚ ㄐㄧㄠˇ cat1 sau2 baat3 goek3 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
- 七弯八拐 七彎八拐 qī wān bā guǎi ㄑㄧ ㄨㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄍㄨㄞˇ cat1 waan1 baat3 gwaai2 (idiom) twisting and turning
- 七折八扣 qī zhé bā kòu ㄑㄧ ㄓㄜˊ ㄅㄚ ㄎㄡˋ cat1 zit3 baat3 kau3 lit. various cuts and deductions (idiom)
- 四邻八舍 四鄰八舍 sì lín bā shè ㄙˋ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄅㄚ ㄕㄜˋ sei3 leon4 baat3 se2 (idiom) the whole neighborhood
- 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
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- 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
- 旗帜鲜明 旗幟鮮明 qí zhì xiān míng ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ ㄒㄧㄢ ㄇㄧㄥˊ kei4 ci3 sin1 ming4 to show one's colors
- 收旗卷伞 收旗卷傘 shōu qí juǎn sǎn ㄕㄡ ㄑㄧˊ ㄐㄩㄢˇ ㄙㄢˇ sau1 kei4 gyun2 saan3 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
- 偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ ㄧㄢˇ ㄑㄧˊ ㄒㄧ ㄍㄨˇ jin2 kei4 sik1 gu2 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
- 摇旗呐喊 搖旗吶喊 yáo qí nà hǎn ㄧㄠˊ ㄑㄧˊ ㄋㄚˋ ㄏㄢˇ jiu4 kei4 naap6 haam3 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on