白旄黄钺 bái máo huáng yuè

military expedition; display of army power

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. white banner and yellow battle-ax (idiom); refers to military expedition

Characters

Character Meaning
白 bái HSK 2
white; bright; pure
旄 máo
variant of 耄mào; banner decorated with animal's tail
黄 huáng HSK 3
yellow; surname Huang or Hwang; pornographic
钺 yuè
battle-ax