旌旗蔽日

Chinese

		banners and flags; soldiers	to block out light from the sun
simp. and trad. (旌旗蔽日)		旌旗	蔽日

Etymology

Literally: banners and flags (so numerous, that they) block out the sun

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jīngqí bìrì

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jīngqí bìrì
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄥㄑㄧˊ ㄅㄧˋ ㄖˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jingchyi bihryh
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕiŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ pi⁵¹⁻⁵³ ʐ̩⁵¹/

Idiom

旌旗蔽日

Describing a vast and mighty army.

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