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Chinese

旗幟鮮明

/t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ʈ͡ʂɻ̩⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵ miŋ³⁵/
to have a clear-cut stand; one's attitude or position is clearly defined
  • 旗帜鲜明
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Origin

The phrase 旗幟鮮明 means to have a clear-cut stand, where one's attitude or position is clearly defined.

It is formed with the character 旗 (flag; banner), which contains the phonetic component 其 (his; her; its; their) and the semantic component 㫃 (appearance of flags flying). The character 幟 (flag; banner) uses the phonetic component 戠 (sword)—which itself contains 音 (sound; voice; tone) and 戈 (dagger-axe)—and the semantic component 巾 (a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief).

The character 鮮 (seafood; aquatic food) consists of the component 魚 (fish) and the phonetic component 羴 (rank odor of sheep or goat), which includes the component 羊 (caprid). Finally, the character 明 (bright; light; brilliant) is composed of several components, including 日 (Sun), 囧 (patterned window; a clear and bright window; shining, brightness), 目 (eye), 田 (farmland), and 月 (moon).

Confidence: high · written by gemma4:26b, checked statement-by-statement against the sources below.

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  • characterChinese旗 “flag; banner (Classifier: 面 m; 支 c mn-t)”
    • meaningChinese㫃 “appearance of flags flying”
    • soundChinese其 “his; her; its; their”
  • characterChinese幟 “flag; banner”
    • meaningChinese巾 “a square item of cloth; towel; kerchief”
    • soundChinese戠 “sword”
      • ideaChinese音 “sound; voice; tone”
      • ideaChinese戈 “dagger-axe (an ancient Chinese weapon similar to a halberd)”
  • characterChinese鮮 “seafood; aquatic food”
    • meaningChinese魚 “fish (Classifier: 條／条 m c h j mb x; 尾 m h mn mn-t; 隻／只 g mn x; 頭／头 mb md; 梗 w)”
    • soundChinese羴 “rank odor of sheep or goat”
    • ideaChinese羊 “caprid (e.g. sheep, goat, antelope, etc.) (Classifier: 隻／只 m c)”
  • characterChinese明 “bright; light; brilliant”
    • ideaChinese日 “Sun”
    • componentChinese囧 “patterned window; a clear and bright window; shining, brightness”
    • componentChinese目 “eye (Classifier: 雙／双 mn-t)”
    • componentChinese田 “farmland (Classifier: 塊／块 m c)”
    • ideaChinese月 “moon (Classifier: 輪／轮 m)”
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Meanings

phrase
  1. to have a clear-cut stand; one's attitude or position is clearly defined

Sources

  • etymagent (local gemma4:26b) — Generated
  • Written form — n/a
  • Wiktionary (via Wiktextract / kaikki.org) — CC BY-SA 4.0