旗鼓相當
Chinese
banner; flag | convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat |
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trad. (旗鼓相當) | 旗 | 鼓 | 相當 | |
simp. (旗鼓相当) | 旗 | 鼓 | 相当 | |
Literally: “two armies have equivalent banners and drums”. |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: cígǔsiangdang
- Wade–Giles: chʻi2-ku3-hsiang1-tang1
- Yale: chí-gǔ-syāng-dāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiguushiangdang
- Palladius: цигусяндан (cigusjandan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: kei4 gu2 soeng1 dong1
- Yale: kèih gú sēung dōng
- Cantonese Pinyin: kei4 gu2 soeng1 dong1
- Guangdong Romanization: kéi4 gu2 sêng1 dong1
- Sinological IPA (key): /kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
(deprecated template usage) 旗鼓相當
- to be well-matched; to match in capabilities