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摇旗呐喊

yáo qí nà hǎndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom) / to egg sb on / to give support to
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-f32587da0aec52d7. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

搖旗吶喊 摇旗呐喊 [yao2 qi2 na4 han3] /to wave flags and shout battle cries (idiom); to egg sb on/to give support to/

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Other forms in these source records: 搖旗吶喊

  • 摇
    yáo

    to shake / to rock / to row / to crank

    Yáo

    surname Yao

  • 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]

  • 呐
    nà

    battle cry

    na

    sentence-final particle (abbr. for 呢啊[ne a] or variant of 哪[na])

  • 喊
    hǎn

    to yell / to shout / to call out for (a person)

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.