旗鼓相當
qí​gǔ​xiāng​dāng

evenly matched

  • created sense approved 旗鼓相当/旗鼓相當 · qí​gǔ​xiāng​dāng · evenly matched — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    旗鼓相当 / 旗鼓相當

    qí​gǔ​xiāng​dāng

    evenly matched

    literally meaning two armies have equivalent banners and drums; used to describe opponents or opposing sides who are roughly comparable in strength or status

    旗 (literal) → 旗 · qí · flag 鼓 (literal) → 鼓 · gǔ · drum 相当 (literal) → 相当/相當 · xiāng​dāng · equivalent

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense