黄屋左纛 — “Imperial carriage and banner”
黄屋左纛 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Imperial carriage and banner”. Symbolizing the emperor's supreme authority and grandeur. Literally, “yellow canopy and left banner”.
Frequency
黄屋左纛 Pronunciation and Pinyin
黄屋左纛 Character Breakdown
Stroke OrderExample Sentence with 黄屋左纛
史书中记载，每当君主出行，必有黄屋左纛相随，以示其至高无上的地位。
Historical records state that whenever a monarch traveled, the yellow canopy and left banner would accompany him, symbolizing his supreme status.
Idioms Related to 黄屋左纛
More idioms starting with 黄
- huáng黄yún云bái白cǎo草desolate frontier landscape
- huáng黄rén人shǒu守rì日a period of great prosperity and stability
- huáng黄rén人pěng捧rì日excellent order and robust prosperity
- huáng黄gōng公hǎo好qiān谦excessively modest or feigning humility
- huáng黄gōng公jiǔ酒lú垆mourn departed friends or bygone days
- huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草lǚ履simple rustic attire
- huáng黄guàn冠cǎo草fú服simple, humble clothing of common people
- huáng黄guàn冠yě野fú服simple rustic attire
- huáng黄juàn卷yòu幼fù妇a cryptic reference for splendid
- huáng黄juàn卷qīng青dēng灯solitary diligent study late into night
- huáng黄fà发ér儿chǐ齿live a long and healthy life
- huáng黄fā发tái台bèi背elderly people with signs of old age
Recommended tools
Character Highlight Animator
Choose character parts and animate their colors, together or in stroke order
Open the tool →
Stroke Order Animator
Turn a Chinese character or sentence into a GIF or MP4
Open the tool →
Picture Worksheets
Chinese and English fill-in vocabulary worksheets
Open the tool →
Chinese Text Image Generator
Create PNGs with pinyin, highlight character parts or remove strokes
Open the tool →Questions about 黄屋左纛
What does 黄屋左纛 mean?
黄屋左纛 (huáng wū zuǒ dào) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “Imperial carriage and banner”.
How do you pronounce 黄屋左纛?
黄屋左纛 is pronounced huáng wū zuǒ dào in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 黄屋左纛 literally mean?
Literally, 黄屋左纛 means “yellow canopy and left banner”. It is used to mean “Imperial carriage and banner”.
What is the Chinese definition of 黄屋左纛?
黄屋：古代皇帝的车盖；纛：古代行军中或重要典礼上的大旗。指帝王坐的车子