旗号 (qí hào) — (literal) flag, banner; (figurative, derogatory) pretense, guise, banner used to disguise one's real intentions
Definition
Almost always used in the figurative, derogatory sense: a 'banner' or 'slogan' someone hides behind to disguise their real intentions. Collocates with 打着…的旗号 ('under the banner/guise of…').
noun
(literal) flagbanner(figurative, derogatory) pretenseguisebanner used to disguise one's real intentions
Examples
- 旗号，。Nà jiā gōng sī dǎ zhe huán bǎo de qí hào, shí jì shang shì zài pò huài huán jìng.That company is acting under the banner of environmental protection, but in reality it is destroying the environment.
- 旗号，。Tā dǎ zhe bāng zhù qióng rén de qí hào, què lì yòng tā men de xìn rèn lái móu qǔ lì yì.He used the banner of helping the poor to exploit their trust for personal gain.
- 旗号。Yǒu xiē zhèng kè yǐ mín zhǔ de qí hào lái yǎn gài tā men de dú cái běn zhì.Some politicians use the banner of democracy to conceal their authoritarian nature.
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