cánh cờ
Definition
- Noun:
- Flag, banner: A piece of cloth, often rectangular, attached to a pole or rope, used as a symbol, signal, or decoration. The term specifically refers to the flag itself, not the pole.
- (Botany) Standard: In botanical terminology, the large, often upright, posterior petal of a flower in the pea family (Fabaceae), such as in peas or beans. This is a specialized scientific usage.
Usage Examples
Noun (Flag):
- Cánh cờ đỏ sao vàng bay phấp phới trong gió. (The red flag with a yellow star flutters in the wind.)
- Họ giương cao cánh cờ trắng để đầu hàng. (They raised the white flag to surrender.)
Noun (Botany):
- Cánh cờ của hoa đậu thường có màu sắc rực rỡ. (The standard of a pea flower is often brightly colored.)
- Trong cấu tạo hoa họ Đậu, cánh cờ là cánh hoa lớn nhất. (In the structure of Fabaceae flowers, the standard is the largest petal.)
Advanced Usage
- "Phất cao cánh cờ": To hold the flag high; to champion a cause or ideology.
- Phong trào phất cao cánh cờ đấu tranh cho tự do. (The movement held high the flag of the struggle for freedom.)
Variants and Related Words
- Lá cờ: A more common synonym for "flag." While "cánh cờ" emphasizes the flag as a fluttering object, "lá cờ" is a more general term.
- Cờ: The root word, meaning "flag" or in a broader sense, certain board games like chess ("cờ vua").
- Cột cờ: Flagpole (a compound word; "cột" means pole).
- Ngọn cờ: Literally "the top of the flag"; often used metaphorically to mean "banner" or "standard" of a movement.
Synonyms
- Lá cờ: Flag, banner.
- Hiệu kỳ: Banner, ensign (more formal/literary).
- Cờ xí: Flags and banners (collective term).
Related Phrases/Idioms
- Đầu hàng vô điều kiện dưới cánh cờ trắng: To surrender unconditionally under the white flag.
- Đi đầu cánh cờ: To be at the forefront; to lead a charge or movement (metaphorical).