五方旗幟

See also: 五方旗帜

Chinese

		the five positions	banner; flag; good example banner; flag; good example; model
trad. (五方旗幟)		五方	旗幟
simp. (五方旗帜)		五方	旗帜

Etymology

In ancient times, five different colors (green, red, white, black and yellow) were used on banners to depict the five directions: east, south, west, north and center.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): wǔfāng qízhì

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ ci³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfāng qízhì
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ ㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfang cíjhìh
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-fang¹ chʻi²-chih⁴
    • Yale: wǔ-fāng chí-jr̀
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufang chyijyh
    • Palladius: уфан цичжи (ufan cičži)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ ci³
    • Yale: ńgh fōng kèih chi
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ tsi³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ fong¹ kéi⁴ qi³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

Noun

五方旗幟

1. (archaic) the banners of the five positions (used for coordinating movement in battle)

Synonyms

• 五方旗 (wǔfāngqí)