| 八旗子弟 |
Bā qí zǐ dì |
child of a Manchu bannerman family (nobility) / (fig.) privileged brat |
| 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 |
| 旗子 |
qí zi |
flag / banner / CL:面 |
| 子 |
zǐ |
son / child / seed / egg / small thing / 1st earthly branch: 11 p.m.–1 a.m., midnight, 11th solar month (7th December to 5th January), year of the rat / viscount, fourth of five orders of nobility 五等爵位 / ancient Chinese compass point: 0° (north) / subsidiary; subordinate; (prefix) sub- |
| 子 |
zi |
noun suffix, as in 椅子 "chair" |
| 子弟 |
zǐ dì |
child / the younger generation |
| 弟 |
dì |
younger brother / junior male / I (modest word in letter) |
| 弟 |
tì |
variant of 悌 |