五方旗

Chinese

		the five positions	banner; flag
simp. and trad. (五方旗)		五方	旗

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

  (Pinyin): wǔfāngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfāngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄤ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: wǔfangcí
    • Wade–Giles: wu³-fang¹-chʻi²
    • Yale: wǔ-fāng-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wuufangchyi
    • Palladius: уфанци (ufanci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /u²¹⁴⁻²¹ fɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴
    • Yale: ńgh fōng kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: ng⁵ fong¹ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ŋ̍¹³ fɔːŋ⁵⁵ kʰei̯²¹/

Noun

五方旗

1. (archaic) the banners of the five positions (used for coordinating movement in battle)

Synonyms

• 五方旗幟／五方旗帜 (wǔfāng qízhì)