旗帜鲜明 — Chinese idiom

Meaning

• to show one's colors
• to have a clear-cut stand

Character by character

• 旗qíbanner, flag, streamer
• 帜zhìflag, pennant, sign; to fasten
• 鲜xiānfresh; delicious; attractive
• 明míngbright, clear; to explain, to understand, to shed

Idioms sharing a character

• 偃旗息鼓 yǎn qí xī gǔ
• 别树一旗 bié shù yī qí
• 大张旗鼓 dà zhāng qí gǔ
• 摇旗呐喊 yáo qí nà hǎn
• 收旗卷伞 shōu qí juǎn sǎn
• 旗开得胜 qí kāi dé shèng
• 旗鼓相当 qí gǔ xiāng dāng
• 重整旗鼓 chóng zhěng qí gǔ
• 别树一帜 bié shù yī zhì
• 独树一帜 dú shù yī zhì

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