bái​máo​huáng​yuè

white banner and yellow battle-ax

  • created sense approved 白旄黄钺/白旄黃鉞 · bái​máo​huáng​yuè · white banner and yellow battle-ax — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    白旄黄钺 / 白旄黃鉞

    bái​máo​huáng​yuè

    white banner and yellow battle-ax

    White 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)

    白 (literal) → 白 · bái · white 旄 (literal) → 旄 · máo · tail banner 黄 (literal) → 黄/黃 · huáng · yellow 钺 (literal) → 钺/鉞 · yuè · battle-ax

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