花旗

      Mandarin

      simpl. and trad.
      花旗

      Etymology

      Literally: the flag (旗) of fanciness (花, as in 花哨). Now obsolete, superseded by 美国 (full name: 美利坚合众国). However still preserved in Vietnamese, where the exonym for USA is Hoa Kỳ (花旗).

      Noun

      花旗 (traditional and simplified, Pinyin huāqí)

      1. (obsolete) the United States of America

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      Last modified on 9 June 2013, at 21:06