白旄

Chinese

		white; empty; blank white; empty; blank; bright; clear; plain; pure; gratuitous	aged; banner decorated with animal's tail
simp. and trad. (白旄)		白	旄

Etymology

originally referred to a white banner with a yak tail on the top of the pole

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): báimáo

  (Zhuyin): ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: báimáo
    • Zhuyin: ㄅㄞˊ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: báimáo
    • Wade–Giles: pai²-mao²
    • Yale: bái-máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: bairmau
    • Palladius: баймао (bajmao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /paɪ̯³⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Noun

白旄

1. (archaic) white banners (signifying the start of a military expedition)

References

• Luo, Guanzhong (14th century) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), published 1994, →ISBN