| 八旗制度 |
Bā qí zhì dù |
Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911 |
| 八 |
bā |
eight |
| 八旗 |
Bā qí |
Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 后金 from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty |
| 旗 |
qí |
flag / variant of 旗 |
| 旗 |
qí |
banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 县 county / CL:面 |
| 制 |
zhì |
system / to control / to regulate / variant of 制 |
| 制 |
zhì |
to manufacture / to make |
| 制度 |
zhì dù |
system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:个 |
| 度 |
dù |
to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences |
| 度 |
duó |
to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4] |