白旗 (bái qí) — white flag (symbol of surrender or truce); (in PRC political discourse) a backward or underperforming unit; an ideological 'white flag' label
Definition
Literally 'white flag,' used in war or conflict to signal surrender or truce. In PRC political discourse, calling a unit '白旗' labels it as ideologically backward — a figurative sense you may meet in historical texts.
noun
white flag (symbol of surrender or truce)(in PRC political discourse) a backward or underperforming unitan ideological 'white flag' label
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Examples
- 白旗，。Dí rén jǔ qǐ le bái qí, biǎo shì tóu xiáng.The enemy raised a white flag, indicating surrender.
- ，白旗。Zài nà ge nián dài, tā men dān wèi bèi tiē shàng le bái qí biāo qiān.In that era, their unit was labeled as a 'white flag' (backward unit).
- 白旗。Zhàn chǎng shàng chū xiàn bái qí yì wèi zhe tíng huǒ.The appearance of a white flag on the battlefield means a ceasefire.
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