八旗
Bā qí
Pinyin

Definition

八旗
 - 
Bā qí
  1. Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hòu Jīn] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
八
bā
  1. 1 eight
  2. 2 8
十八
shí bā
  1. 1 eighteen
  2. 2 18
旗下
qí xià
  1. 1 under the banner of
七七八八
qī qī bā bā
  1. 1 almost
  2. 2 nearing completion
  3. 3 bits and piece
  4. 4 of all kinds
七上八下
qī shàng bā xià
  1. 1 at sixes and sevens
  2. 2 perturbed state of mind
  3. 3 in a mess
三八
sān bā
  1. 1 International Women's Day 婦女節|妇女节[Fù nu:3 jié], 8th March
  2. 2 foolish
  3. 3 stupid
五花八门
wǔ huā bā mén
  1. 1 myriad
  2. 2 all kinds of
  3. 3 all sorts of
八仙
Bā xiān
  1. 1 the Eight Immortals (Daoist mythology)
八佰伴
Bā bǎi bàn
  1. 1 Yaohan retail group
八十
bā shí
  1. 1 eighty
  2. 2 80
八卦
bā guà
  1. 1 the eight divinatory trigrams of the Book of Changes 易經|易经[Yì jīng]
  2. 2 gossip
  3. 3 gossipy
八卦掌
bā guà zhǎng
  1. 1 baguazhang (a form of Chinese boxing)
八哥
bā gē
  1. 1 (bird species of China) crested myna (Acridotheres cristatellus)
八婆
bā pó
  1. 1 meddling woman
  2. 2 nosy parker (Cantonese)
八宝粥
bā bǎo zhōu
  1. 1 rice congee made with red beans, lotus seeds, longan, red dates, nuts etc
八成
bā chéng
  1. 1 eighty percent
  2. 2 most probably
  3. 3 most likely
八戒
bā jiè
  1. 1 the eight precepts (Buddhism)
八方
bā fāng
  1. 1 the eight points of the compass
  2. 2 all directions
八月
Bā yuè
  1. 1 August
  2. 2 eighth month (of the lunar year)

Idioms (20)

七手八脚
qī shǒu bā jiǎo
  1. 1 (idiom) with everyone lending a hand (eagerly but somewhat chaotically)
七扭八歪
qī niǔ bā wāi
  1. 1 misshapen
  2. 2 crooked
  3. 3 uneven (idiom)
七零八落
qī líng bā luò
  1. 1 (idiom) everything broken and in disorder
乱七八糟
luàn qī bā zāo
  1. 1 everything in disorder (idiom); in a hideous mess
  2. 2 at sixes and sevens
偃旗息鼓
yǎn qí xī gǔ
  1. 1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
  2. 2 to give in
八仙过海，各显神通
Bā xiān guò hǎi , gè xiǎn shén tōng
  1. 1 lit. the Eight Immortals cross the sea, each showing his own special talent (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. (of each individual in a group) to give full play to one's unique capabilities
八字没一撇
bā zì méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇
bā zì hái méi yī piě
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
八字还没一撇儿
bā zì hái méi yī piě r5
  1. 1 lit. there is not even the first stroke of the character 八 (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. things have not even begun to take shape
  3. 3 no sign of success yet
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
  1. 1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
  2. 2 to stand out
  3. 3 to develop one's own school
  4. 4 to have attitude of one's own
四仰八叉
sì yǎng bā chā
  1. 1 sprawled out on one's back (idiom)
四平八稳
sì píng bā wěn
  1. 1 everything steady and stable (idiom); overcautious and unimaginary
四通八达
sì tōng bā dá
  1. 1 roads open in all directions (idiom); accessible from all sides
女大十八变
nu:3 dà shí bā biàn
  1. 1 lit. a girl changes eighteen times between childhood and womanhood (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a young woman is very different from the little girl she once was
才高八斗
cái gāo bā dǒu
  1. 1 of great talent (idiom)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
  1. 1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
  3. 3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
  1. 1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
  2. 2 to give support to
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
  1. 1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to stop what one is doing
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
  1. 1 to show one's colors
  2. 2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
  1. 1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
  2. 2 success in a single move

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