紅旗

See also: 红旗

Chinese

		red; revolutionary; prosperity red; revolutionary; prosperity; bonus; popular	banner; flag
trad. (紅旗)		紅	旗
simp. (红旗)		红	旗

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): hóngqí

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ
Cantonese (Jyutping): hung⁴ kei⁴
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): ang² gi²
Southern Min
(Hokkien, POJ): âng-kî

(Teochew, Peng'im): ang⁵ gi⁵

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: hóngqí
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄥˊ ㄑㄧˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: hóngcí
  - Wade–Giles: hung²-chʻi²
  - Yale: húng-chí
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: horngchyi
  - Palladius: хунци (xunci)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xʊŋ³⁵ t͡ɕʰi³⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
  - Jyutping: hung⁴ kei⁴
  - Yale: hùhng kèih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: hung⁴ kei⁴
  - Guangdong Romanization: hung⁴ kéi⁴
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /hʊŋ²¹ kʰei̯²¹/
  - Homophones:
    ^edit
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    紅旗 / 红旗
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Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² gi² [Phonetic: ang⁵ ngi²]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: áng-gí
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ¹³⁻¹¹ ^(k-)ŋi¹³/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: ang² gi² [Phonetic: ang⁵ ngi²]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ²⁴⁻²¹ ^(k-)ŋi²⁴/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: âng-kî
  - Tâi-lô: âng-kî
  - Phofsit Daibuun: angkii
  - IPA (Xiamen): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /aŋ²⁴⁻²² ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /aŋ¹³⁻²² ki¹³/
  - IPA (Taipei): /aŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki²⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /aŋ²³⁻³³ ki²³/
- (Teochew)
  - Peng'im: ang⁵ gi⁵
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: âng kî
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /aŋ⁵⁵⁻¹¹ ki⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: huwng gi

Rime
Character	紅	旗
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	匣 (33)	群 (30)
Final (韻)	東 (1)	之 (19)
Tone (調)	Level (Ø)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Open	Open
Division (等)	I	III
Fanqie	戸公切	渠之切
Baxter	huwng	gi
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/ɦuŋ/	/ɡɨ/
Pan Wuyun	/ɦuŋ/	/ɡɨ/
Shao Rongfen	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡie/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/ɦəwŋ/	/gɨ/
Li Rong	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡiə/
Wang Li	/ɣuŋ/	/ɡĭə/
Bernhard Karlgren	/ɣuŋ/	/gi/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	hóng	qí
Expected Cantonese Reflex	hung⁴	kei⁴

Noun

紅旗

red flag; red banner (Classifier: 面 m; 支 c)
屆時該區附近將會懸掛紅旗指示，各界人士切勿進入區內，以免發生危險。 [Literary Cantonese, trad.]
届时该区附近将会悬挂红旗指示，各界人士切勿进入区内，以免发生危险。 [Literary Cantonese, simp.]
gaai³ si⁴ goi¹ keoi¹ fu⁶ gan⁶ zoeng¹ wui⁵ jyun⁴ gwaa³ hung⁴ kei⁴ zi² si⁶, gok³ gaai³ jan⁴ si⁶ cit³ mat⁶ zeon³ jap⁶ keoi¹ noi⁶, ji⁵ min⁵ faat³ sang¹ ngai⁴ him². [Jyutping]
At that time, those places will have red flags nearby erected to act as a signal, everybody please do not enter into the zone, lest any danger happen.
(Mainland China, figurative) advancement
(Hong Kong) a red banner used by the police: "Stop Charging or We Use Force / 停止衝擊，否則使用武力"

Usage notes

In ancient times, red banners were used by military units. In Hong Kong, red flags are erected when there are dangers nearby.

Coordinate terms

(Hong Kong police banners): 紅旗／红旗 (hóngqí), 黑旗 (hēiqí), 黃旗／黄旗 (huángqí), 橙旗 (chéngqí), 紫旗 (zǐqí)

Derived terms

三面紅旗 / 三面红旗 (Sānmiànhóngqí)
五星紅旗 / 五星红旗 (Wǔxīng Hóngqí)
紅旗報捷 / 红旗报捷
紅旗手 / 红旗手

Proper noun

紅旗

(～村) Hongqi (a village in Yonglong, Jingshan, Jingmen, Hubei, China)
(～村) Hongqi (a village in Huilong, Fang, Shiyan, Hubei, China)
(～社區) Hongqi (a community in Zhucheng, Xinzhou district, Wuhan, Hubei, China)