kei4 ci3旗幟旗帜
Jyutpingkei4 ci3
Yalekèih chi
Definition
A flag or banner; or figuratively, a stance or position.
- flag; banner
- figurativestance; position; attitude
neutralother
How it's used
While 旗幟 can refer to physical flags, it is frequently used in formal or political contexts to represent a person's ideological position or stance. When used figuratively, it often appears in set phrases that describe how clearly someone expresses their views. It carries a more serious and deliberate tone compared to the everyday word 旗.
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They held up their banners during the protest.
Related words
Common phrases
to have a clear-cut stance
Common mistake
Learners often confuse the literal and figurative meanings. Using 旗幟 to describe a simple decorative flag or a national flag is less common than using 旗, which is the standard term for physical flags.
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Grammar guides
- LocationHow to say where something is using 喺 (hai2), place words like 度, and the common coverbs that work like English prepositions.
- Serial verbsStringing two or more verbs together without any joining word, like go to the shop buy things. Extremely common in Cantonese.
- 將 disposalHow to move the object in front of the verb with 將, to focus on what happens to it. Common in instructions and writing.
