白旄黃鉞
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See also: 白旄黄钺
Chinese[edit]
white banners | gilded axes | ||
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trad. (白旄黃鉞) | 白旄 | 黃鉞 | |
simp. (白旄黄钺) | 白旄 | 黄钺 |
Etymology[edit]
白旄 (a white banner with a yak tail on the top of the pole) + 黃鉞 (a gilded battle-ax: symbolic of the power and authority of an emperor or high official)
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
白旄黃鉞
- (archaic) white banners and gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)
References[edit]
- Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN