收 旗 卷 伞

shōu qí juǎn sǎndictionary entry

(lit.) to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom) / (fig.) to stop what one is doing

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Original source entry:

收旗卷傘 收旗卷伞 [shou1 qi2 juan3 san3] /(lit.) to furl up flags and umbrellas (idiom)/(fig.) to stop what one is doing/

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Other forms in these source records: 收旗卷傘

收
shōu
to receive / to accept / to collect / to put away / to restrain / to stop / in care of (used on address line after name)
旗
qí
flag / banner / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Bā qí]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xiàn] county / CL:面[miàn]
卷
juǎn
to roll up / (fig.) to sweep up / to engulf / to drag into (a situation) / (slang) to compete to an unhealthy degree / hypercompetitive / a roll / classifier for small rolled-up things (wad of paper money, movie reel etc) / to sweep up / to carry along / classifier for rolls, spools etc
juàn
scroll / book / volume / chapter / examination paper / classifier for books, paintings: volume, scroll
伞
sǎn
umbrella / parasol / CL:把[bǎ] / damask silk

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