旗鼓相當

Chinese

		banner; flag	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	to match; to fit; to correspond to to match; to fit; to correspond to; suitable; appropriate
trad. (旗鼓相當)		旗	鼓	相當
simp. (旗鼓相当)		旗	鼓	相当
Literally: “two armies have equivalent banners and drums”.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qígǔxiāngdāng

(Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ gu² soeng¹ dong¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qígǔxiāngdāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤㄉㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cígǔsiangdang
  - Wade–Giles: chʻi²-ku³-hsiang¹-tang¹
  - Yale: chí-gǔ-syāng-dāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiguushiangdang
  - Palladius: цигусяндан (cigusjandan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕjɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: kei⁴ gu² soeng¹ dong¹
  - Yale: kèih gú sēung dōng
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kei⁴ gu² soeng¹ dong¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kéi⁴ gu² sêng¹ dong¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰei̯²¹ kuː³⁵ sœːŋ⁵⁵ tɔːŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

旗鼓相當

to be well-matched; to match in capabilities

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (旗鼓相當):

→ Japanese: 旗(き)鼓(こ)相(あい)当(あ)たる (kiko aiataru)

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