旗鼓相當

旗鼓相當

Chinese

		banner; flag	convex; drum; to rouse convex; drum; to rouse; to beat	to match; to fit; to correspond to to match; to fit; to correspond to; suitable; appropriate
trad. (旗鼓相當)		旗	鼓	相當
simp. (旗鼓相当)		旗	鼓	相当
Literally: “two armies have equivalent banners and drums”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qígǔxiāngdāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qígǔxiāngdāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧˊ ㄍㄨˇ ㄒㄧㄤ ㄉㄤ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chyiguushiangdang
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi³⁵ ku²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ tɑŋ⁵⁵/

Idiom

旗鼓相當

1. to be well-matched; to match in capabilities