花旗

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Chinese

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flower; blossom; to spend
flower; blossom; to spend; fancy pattern
 
banner; flag
trad. (花旗)
simp. #(花旗)
Literally: “variegated flag; particolored flag (Star-Spangled Banner)”.

Pronunciation

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Proper noun

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花旗

  1. Star-Spangled Banner; Stars and Stripes (American flag)
  2. (dated or dialectal) United States (a country in North America) [from 1820]

Synonyms

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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Sino-Xenic (花旗):
  • Vietnamese: Hoa Kì (花旗), Hoa Kỳ (花旗)

References

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Vietnamese

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chữ Hán Nôm in this term

Proper noun

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花旗

  1. chữ Hán form of Hoa Kỳ (United States, United States of America).