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

(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