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 ㄈㄤㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): ng⁵ fong¹ kei⁴

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: wǔfāngqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄨˇ ㄈㄤㄑㄧˊ
  - 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

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

Synonyms

五方旗幟／五方旗帜 (wǔfāng qízhì)

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