八旗 bā qí — the Eight Banners (Qing military-social system)

八旗
bā qí

Characters: 八 · 旗

Definitions

  1. the Eight Banners (Qing military-social system)

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty

ExtDict

  1. 清代满族户口以军籍编制，分正黄﹑正白﹑正红﹑正蓝﹑镶黄﹑镶白﹑镶红﹑镶蓝八旗。正白﹑正黄﹑镶黄为上三旗(亦称内府三旗)﹐隶属亲军﹐其余五旗为下五旗。清初将归附之蒙古﹑汉人﹐又编为蒙古八旗和汉军八旗。八旗官员平时管民政﹐战时任将领。旗民军籍为世袭。参阅《清文献通考．兵一》﹑清昭槤《啸亭杂录．八旗之制》
  2. 对清军和满族的称呼。

Examples

  • 清代八旗子弟曾煊赫一时。

    The sons of the Eight Banners were prominent in the Qing dynasty.

  • 八旗制度是清代立国之本。

    The Eight Banners system was the foundation of Qing rule.