白旄
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Chinese[edit]
white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous |
aged; banner decorated with animal's tail | ||
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simp. and trad. (白旄) |
白 | 旄 |
Etymology[edit]
originally referred to a white banner with a yak tail on the top of the pole
Pronunciation[edit]
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ
- Tongyong Pinyin: báimáo
- Wade–Giles: pai2-mao2
- Yale: bái-máu
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmau
- Palladius: баймао (bajmao)
- Sinological IPA (key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun[edit]
白旄
- (archaic) white banners (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