五方旗幟
See also: 五方旗帜
Chinese
the five positions | |||
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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
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- 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/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- 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/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
(deprecated template usage) 五方旗幟
Synonyms
- 五方旗 (wǔfāngqí)