qí
旗 (qí) is a Chinese word meaning “banner; flag; (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2])”.
Meanings
- 1banner
- 2flag
- 3(in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2])
- 4administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county
- 5CL:面[mian4]
Related words
旗flag旗帜ensign国旗flag (of a country)旗子flag旗杆flagpole星条旗Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States白旗white flag旗舰flagship重整旗鼓lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback大张旗鼓(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale旗鼓相当lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched旗号military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose")