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 ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): kei⁴ gu² soeng¹ dong¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qígǔxiāngdāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cígǔsiangdang
    • Wade–Giles: chʻi²-ku³-hsiang¹-tang¹
    • Yale: chí-gǔ-syāng-dāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiguushiangdang
    • Palladius: цигусяндан (cigusjandan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ 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

1. 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)