- 旄倪 màoní the old and the young(literary) the elderly and the young children
- 旄头 máotóu Pleiades(literary) Name of a star cluster, also known as the [[昴宿|昴宿|mao3 xiu4]] or the fourth constellation of the White Tiger cluster of the twenty-eight mansions.
- 旄期 màoqī eighties or nineties(literary) the age of eighty or ninety; someone in their eighties or nineties
- 旄车 máochē ancient war chariot(ancient history) an ancient type of war chariot decorated with streamers or ox tails
- 白旄黄钺 báimáohuángyuè white banner and yellow battle-axWhite banner and golden battle-ax; metaphorically refers to launching a military expedition or going on a campaign (based on the equipment held by King Wu of Zhou during the Battle of Muye)
- 老旄 lǎomào aged(variant form) very old and confused or weak; senile
- 节旄 jiémáo tassels on a tally(bound form) yak-tail tassels attached to a staff, given by the emperor to an envoy as a symbol of authority
- 英旄 yīngmáo outstanding person(variant form) person of eminent talent or high character
Sources
- Frequency data
- MTSU Chinese text computing