吴旗
吴旗吳旗 Wú qí ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˊ ng4 kei4
- Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi
- old spelling of Wuqi 吴起 (吳起) Wú qǐ ㄨˊ ㄑㄧˇ
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吴
- 吴中吳中 Wú zhōng ㄨˊ ㄓㄨㄥ ng4 zung1 see 吳中區|吴中区[Wu2 zhong1 Qu1]
- 吴仪吳儀 Wú Yí ㄨˊ ㄧˊ ng4 ji4 Wu Yi (1938-), one of four vice-premiers of the PRC State Council
- 吴国吳國 Wú guó ㄨˊ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ng4 gwok3 Wu state (in south China, in different historical periods)
- 吴堡吳堡 Wú bǔ ㄨˊ ㄅㄨˇ ng4 bou2 see 吳堡縣|吴堡县[Wu2 bu3 Xian4]
- 吴子吳子 Wú zǐ ㄨˊ ㄗˇ ng4 zi2 Wuzi, one of the Seven Military Classics of ancient China 武經七書|武经七书[Wu3 jing1 Qi1 shu1], written by Wu Qi 吳起|吴起[Wu2 Qi3]
- 吴尊吳尊 Wú Zūn ㄨˊ ㄗㄨㄣ ng4 zyun1 Wu Zun or Chun Wu (1979-), Bruneian actor, vocalist of Fei Lun Hai (Fahrenheit)
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)
- 八旗 Bā qí ㄅㄚ ㄑㄧˊ baat3 kei4 Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
Idioms with these characters
- 吴市吹箫吳市吹簫 wú shì chuī xiāo ㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄔㄨㄟ ㄒㄧㄠ ng4 si5 ceoi1 siu1 (idiom) to beg on the streets; to fall into utter destitution (allusion to Wu Zixu's 伍子胥[Wu3 Zi3 xu1] exile and humiliation as described in Sima Qian's "Records of the Grand Historian" 史記|史记[Shi3 ji4])
- 吴头楚尾吳頭楚尾 Wú tóu Chǔ wěi ㄨˊ ㄊㄡˊ ㄔㄨˇ ㄨㄟˇ ng4 tau4 co2 mei5 lit. head in Wu and tail in Chu (idiom); fig. close together
- 吴下阿蒙吳下阿蒙 Wú xià ā Méng ㄨˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄚ ㄇㄥˊ ng4 haa6 aa3 mung4 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
- 吴越同舟吳越同舟 Wú Yuè tóng zhōu ㄨˊ ㄩㄝˋ ㄊㄨㄥˊ ㄓㄡ ng4 jyut6 tung4 zau1 Wu and Yue in the same boat (idiom); fig. cooperation between natural rivals
- 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