立flag
Chinese edit
| set up; to stand | goal; resolution; statement of intent | ||
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| simp. and trad. (立flag) |
立 | flag | |
| alternative forms | 立Flag | ||
| Literally: “to raise a flag”. | |||
Etymology edit
From Japanese フラグが立つ (furagu ga tatsu, literally “a flag rises (≈a flag has been raised)”). See English flag (“computer science: true-or-false value, either recording the fact that a certain event has occurred or requesting that a certain optional action take place”).
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
立flag
- (Internet slang) the prerequisite conditions for an event are fulfilled
- (slang, neologism) to set a goal