紅旗

See also: 红旗

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	banner; flag
trad. (紅旗)		紅	旗
simp. (红旗)		红	旗

紅旗 (3)

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): hóngqí

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ kei⁴
• Southern Min

  (Hokkien, POJ): âng-kî

  (Teochew, Peng'im): ang⁵ gi⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: hóngqí
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: hóngcí
    • Wade–Giles: hung²-chʻi²
    • Yale: húng-chí
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngchyi
    • Palladius: хунци (xunci)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: hung⁴ kei⁴
    • Yale: hùhng kèih
    • Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ kei⁴
    • Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ kéi⁴
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 紅旗／红旗 雄奇

• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-kî
    • Tâi-lô: âng-kî
    • Phofsit Daibuun: angkii
    • IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
    • IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: ang⁵ gi⁵
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng kî
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: huwng gi

Rime
Character	紅	旗
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	戸公切	渠之切
Baxter	huwng	gi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuŋ/	/ɡɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuŋ/	/ɡɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəwŋ/	/gɨ/
Li Rong	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡiə/
Wang Li	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡĭə/
Bernard Karlgren	/ɣuŋ/	/gi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hóng	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hung4	kei4

Noun

紅旗

1. red flag; red banner (Classifier: 面 m; 支 c)

   屆時該區附近將會懸掛紅旗指示，各界人士切勿進入區內，以免發生危險。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
   届时该区附近将会悬挂红旗指示，各界人士切勿进入区内，以免发生危险。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]

   gaai³ si⁴ goi¹ keoi¹ fu⁶ gan⁶ zoeng¹ wui⁵ jyun⁴ gwaa³ hung⁴ kei⁴ zi² si⁶, gok³ gaai³ jan⁴ si⁶ cit³ mat⁶ zeon³ jap⁶ keoi¹ noi⁶, ji⁵ min⁵ faat³ sang¹ ngai⁴ him². [Jyutping]

   At that time, those places will have red flags nearby erected to act as a signal, everybody please do not enter into the zone, lest any danger happen.

2. (Mainland China, figurative) advancement
3. (Hong Kong) a red banner used by the police: "Stop Charging or We Use Force / 停止衝擊，否則使用武力"

Usage notes

• In ancient times, red banners were used by military units. In Hong Kong, red flags are erected when there are dangers nearby.

Coordinate terms

• (Hong Kong police banners): 紅旗／红旗 (hóngqí), 黑旗 (hēiqí), 黃旗／黄旗 (huángqí), 橙旗 (chéngqí), 紫旗 (zǐqí)

Derived terms

• 三面紅旗／三面红旗 (Sānmiànhóngqí)
• 五星紅旗／五星红旗 (Wǔxīng Hóngqí)
• 紅旗報捷／红旗报捷
• 紅旗手／红旗手

 

Proper noun

紅旗

1. (～村) Hongqi (a village in Yonglong, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
2. (～村) Hongqi (a village in Huilong, Fang, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
3. (～社區) Hongqi (a community in Zhucheng, Xinzhou district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)