轍亂旗靡

Chinese

		rut; track; to remove rut; track; to remove; to withdraw	in confusion; disorderly	banner; flag	extravagant; go with fashion; not extravagant; go with fashion; not; wasted
trad. (轍亂旗靡)		轍	亂	旗	靡
simp. (辙乱旗靡)		辙	乱	旗	靡
Literally: “wheeltracks crisscrossed and banners drooping”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhéluànqímǐ, chèluànqímǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ, ㄔㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Mainland)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhéluànqímǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄜˊ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhéluàncímǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chê²-luan⁴-chʻi²-mi³
    • Yale: jé-lwàn-chí-mǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jerluannchyimii
    • Palladius: чжэлуаньцими (čžɛluanʹcimi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɤ³⁵ lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, Taiwan)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: chèluànqímǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄌㄨㄢˋ ㄑㄧˊ ㄇㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: chèluàncímǐ
    • Wade–Giles: chʻê⁴-luan⁴-chʻi²-mi³
    • Yale: chè-lwàn-chí-mǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehluannchyimii
    • Palladius: чэлуаньцими (čɛluanʹcimi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹⁻⁵³ lu̯än⁵¹ t͡ɕʰi³⁵ mi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Idiom

轍亂旗靡

1. (of the enemy) to be defeated and dispersed