五方旗幟

See also: 五方旗帜

Chinese

		the five positions; everywhere; far and wide the five positions; everywhere; far and wide; all parts	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 ㄈㄤㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ ci³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: wǔfāng qízhì
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄤㄑㄧˊ ㄓˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufang chyijyh
  - IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ ci³
  - Yale: ńgh fōng kèih chi
  - Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴ tsi³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ fong¹ kéi⁴ qi³
  - IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹ t͡sʰiː³³/

Noun

五方旗幟

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

Synonyms

五方旗 (wǔfāngqí)

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