1 lit. lay down the flag and still the drums (idiom); fig. to cease
2 to give in
别树一旗
bié shù yī qí
1 lit. to fly one's banner on a solitary tree (idiom); fig. to act as a loner
2 to stand out
3 to develop one's own school
4 to have attitude of one's own
吴下阿蒙
Wú xià ā Méng
1 General Lü Meng 呂蒙|吕蒙 of the southern state of Wu (idiom); model of self-improvement by diligent study (from unlettered soldier to top strategist of Wu)
拉大旗作虎皮
lā dà qí zuò hǔ pí
1 lit. to wave a banner as if it were a tiger skin (idiom)
2 fig. to borrow sb's prestige
3 to take the name of a great cause as a shield
插科打诨
chā kē dǎ hùn
1 to include impromptu comic material in opera performance (idiom); to jest
2 buffoonery
摇旗呐喊
yáo qí nà hǎn
1 to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on
2 to give support to
收旗卷伞
shōu qí juǎn sǎn
1 lit. to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)
2 fig. to stop what one is doing
旗帜鲜明
qí zhì xiān míng
1 to show one's colors
2 to have a clear-cut stand (idiom)
旗开得胜
qí kāi dé shèng
1 lit. to win a victory on raising the flag (idiom); fig. to start on sth and have immediate success
2 success in a single move
旗鼓相当
qí gǔ xiāng dāng
1 lit. two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiom); fig. evenly matched
2 roughly comparable (opponents)
沁人心脾
qìn rén xīn pí
1 to penetrate deeply into the heart (idiom)
2 to gladden the heart
3 to refresh the mind
重整旗鼓
chóng zhěng qí gǔ
1 lit. to reorganize flags and drums (idiom); to regroup after a setback