Red flag heralds victory(hóng qí bào jié)

Red flag heralds victory

Red flag is a Chinese idiom. Pinyin is h ó ngq í B à Oji é, which means to spread the news of victory. It's from officialdom.

Idiom explanation

In the Qing Dynasty, the army went out to fight and won the battle. A special person was sent to Beijing with a red flag. It is now used as a good news.

The origin of Idioms

The twelfth chapter of Li Baojia's officialdom in the Qing Dynasty: "the red flag heralds victory in the sun. What Sima huangtang is all about taking care of affairs."

Idiom usage

Subject predicate type; as an object; as a means of reporting good news

Examples

The 64th chapter of Jing Hua Yuan written by Li Ruzhen of Qing Dynasty: "just now, the Ministry sent a letter saying that the Japanese pirates in Jiannan had been pacified by Wen Yin. In a day or two, a red flag will be sent to Beijing."

Chinese PinYin : hóng qí bào jié