"banners" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Part of speech	Translation	Actions
八旗	bā qí		Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金\|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
张灯结彩張燈結彩	zhāng dēng jié cǎi		to be decorated with lanterns and colored banners (idiom)
旗人	qí rén		Manchu / bannerman (refers to the eight Manchu banners 八旗[Ba1 qi2])
旗鼓相当旗鼓相當	qí gǔ xiāng dāng		lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom) / fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)	syn
八旗制度	bā qí zhì dù		Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
乌拉特烏拉特	wū lā tè		Urat plain in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾\|巴彦淖尔[Ba1 yan4 nao4 er3], Inner Mongolia / also Urat Front, Center and Rear banners
高牙大纛	gāo yá dà dào		(idiom) Originally, the expression referred to the large banners used by an army. By extension, it evokes impressive ceremonial display and high status.
旌旗蔽日	jīng qí bì rì		(idiom) The war banners block out the sunlight. Describes a numerous, imposing, and orderly army.
旌旗卷舒	jīng qí juǎn shū		(idiom) Military banners unfurl and roll up in the wind / figuratively, military operations continue over time.
斩木揭竿斬木揭竿	zhǎn mù jiē gān		(idiom) To cut wood into weapons and raise bamboo poles as military banners. Figuratively, to rise in armed rebellion.
辙乱旗靡	zhé luàn qí mǐ		(idiom) To describe an army in rout, with chaotic wheel tracks and fallen banners. By extension, it can describe a group collapsing and scattering after defeat.	syn
大纛高牙	dà dào gāo yá		(idiom) Originally, the large banners of an army / by extension, an imposing and prestigious position or establishment.
拔赵帜立赤帜拔趙幟立赤幟	bá zhào zhì lì chì zhì		(idiom) Originally referring to replacing an enemy’s banners with one’s own, it now suggests defeating an opponent by taking their place or substituting one’s own symbols for theirs.
搴旗斩馘	qiān qí zhǎn guó		(idiom) To seize enemy banners and take enemy heads / by extension, to be brave and skilled in battle.
旌旗蔽空	jīng qí bì kōng		(idiom) Military banners are so numerous that they seem to cover the sky. By extension, it describes the imposing and spectacular deployment of an army.
旗旆成阴	qí pèi chéng yīn		(idiom) It describes so many banners that they block out the sun.
正正堂堂	zhèng zhèng táng táng		(idiom) Originally, the expression referred to upright banners and an imposing formation. It now describes conduct that is forthright, honorable, and aboveboard.
羽旄之美	yǔ máo zhī měi		(idiom) The magnificent sight of feather-adorned banners waving in the wind.
龙幡虎纛龍幡虎纛	lóng fān hǔ dào		(idiom) Refers to the banners and standards of generals and marshals.

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