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flag (of a country) / CL:
HSK 6
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
HSK 7-9
ensign / flag
HSK 7-9
(idiom) with great fanfare; on a grand scale
Old Barag Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾市|呼伦贝尔市, Inner Mongolia
Alxa Right Banner, Mongolian Alshaa Baruun khoshuu, in Alxa League 阿拉善盟, Inner Mongolia (formerly in Gansu 1969-1979)
five-starred red flag (PRC national flag)
koinobori, a Japanese carp-shaped windsock flown to celebrate Children's Day
lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease / to give in
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911
to raise a flag / to hoist a flag
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat
Manchu household register (during the Qing Dynasty)
silk banner (as an award or gift)
HSK 7-9
flag / banner / CL:
flag raising ceremony
a flag carrier (army) / ensign
lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success / success in a single move
Citibank / abbr. to 花旗
red flag / CL:
half-mast / half-staff
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banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县 county / CL:
Qijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
to show one's colors / to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
Tibetan prayer flag
Jungar Banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
rainbow flag, aka LGBT pride flag
Naiman banner or Naiman khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner / to stand out / to develop one's own school / to have attitude of one's own
signaling flag
Arun banner or Arongqi county in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
flagship (store)
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on / to give support to
flagship
Ar Horqin banner or Aru Khorchin khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
flag
white flag
triangular flag; pennant
Sonid Right banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Stars and Stripes, the flag of the United States
Hure banner or Xüree khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
under the banner of
Urat Rear banner or Urdyn Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
same as 綠營|绿营, Green standard army, standing infantry during Qing dynasty, originally formed from Ming and other Chinese army units
West Ujimqin banner or Baruun Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
district flag
Chahar Right Front banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched / roughly comparable (opponents)
Horqin Left Rear banner or Khorchin Züün Garyn Xoit khoshuu in Tongliao 通遼|通辽, Inner Mongolia
Hongqi, a district of Xinxiang City 新鄉市|新乡市, Henan
Sonid Left banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Otog banner or Otgiin khoshuu in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
to lower a flag / to strike the colors
(botany) vexillum; banner petal; standard petal (of a papilionaceous flower)
Hexigten banner or Kesigüten khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Bairin Right banner or Baarin Baruun khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Manchurian soldier
flag or banner
Union Jack (flag of the United Kingdom)
Tumed left banner, Mongolian Tümed züün khoshuu, in Hohhot 呼和浩特, Inner Mongolia
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty
Aohan banner or Aokhan khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
military banner (often used figuratively, usually pejoratively, to mean "pretext" or "ostensible purpose") / flag signal; semaphore
Hanggin Rear banner or Xanggin Xoit khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Manchu-style clothing
USA (land of the stars and stripes)
gonfanon / banner
flagpole
Uxin or Wushen banner in southwest Ordos prefecture 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
East Ujimqin banner or Züün Üzemchin khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Horqin right center banner, Mongolian Khorchin Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu, in Hinggan league 興安盟|兴安盟, east Inner Mongolia
lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback / to prepare for new initiatives / to attempt a comeback
Bordered Yellow banner or Hövööt Shar khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
team pennant
the Stars and Stripes (US flag) / by extension, the United States of America / abbr. for Citibank 花旗銀行|花旗银行
lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom) / fig. to borrow sb's prestige / to take the name of a great cause as a shield
Manchurian foot soldier
Urat Center banner or Urdyn Dund khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Urat Front banner or Urdyn Ömnöd khoshuu in Bayan Nur 巴彥淖爾|巴彦淖尔, Inner Mongolia
Snow lion banner, banned flag of Tibetan independence movement, featuring mythological Snow Leopard
Wuqi county, Shaanxi / old spelling of 吳起縣|吴起县
Taibus Banner in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Chahar Right Center banner or Caxar Baruun Garyn Dund khoshuu in Ulaanchab 烏蘭察布|乌兰察布, Inner Mongolia
vertical banner (for display at exhibitions, advertising hung from poles in the street etc)
Dalad banner in Ordos 鄂爾多斯|鄂尔多斯, Inner Mongolia
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头, Inner Mongolia / abbr. for 達爾罕茂明安聯合旗|达尔罕茂明安联合旗
Wuqi town and county, Shaanxi / old spelling of Wuqi 吳起|吴起
flag signals (for communicating between ships or army units); semaphore
Ongniud banner or Ongnuud khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
Bairin Left banner of Baarin Züün khoshuu in Chifeng 赤峰, Inner Mongolia
colored flag
Qijin or Chichin district of Kaohsiung city 高雄市, south Taiwan
Morin Dawa Daur Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia
Japanese flag (derog.)
emperor's or general's banner erected on an ivory-tipped pole at a military camp or headquarters (in ancient times)
American ginseng
Darhan Muming'an united banner in Baotou 包頭|包头, Inner Mongolia
Abag banner or Avga khoshuu in Xilingol League 錫林郭勒盟|锡林郭勒盟, Inner Mongolia
Evenk Autonomous Banner in Hulunbuir 呼倫貝爾|呼伦贝尔, Inner Mongolia

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