白旄黃鉞

简 白旄黄钺 · 繁 白旄黃鉞
Mandarin · pinyin bái máo huáng yuè

Meanings

  1. white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition
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白
bái · white; pure, unblemished; bright
旄
máo · a kind of ancient flag; old
黃
huáng · yellow; surname; Kangxi radical 201
鉞
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黄
huáng · yellow; surname
钺
yuè · broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
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2–2–2–4 · bai2 mao2 huang2 yue4

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baak6 mou4 wong4 jyut6

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noun

  1. (archaic) white banners and gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)

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Exact source record白旄黃鉞 白旄黄钺 [bai2 mao2 huang2 yue4] /white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition/