红旗漫卷西风

紅旗漫卷西風
hóngqí mànjuǎn xīfēng
quotation

Meanings

  1. 1 red flags rolling in the west wind
  2. 2 (fig.) the army's banners sweeping forward triumphantly
  3. 3 (lit.) red banners flow-rolling in the west wind

Examples

阅兵式红旗漫卷西风场面壮观
Yuèbīngshì shàng, hóngqí mànjuǎn xīfēng, chǎngmiàn zhuàngguān.
At the military parade, 'red flags rolled in the west wind' — a majestic sight.
Nà shǒu cí lǐ hóngqí mànjuǎn xīfēng yī jù qìshì-pángbó.
The line 'red flags rolling in the west wind' in that ci has sweeping grandeur.

Tips

history
From 毛泽东 《清平乐·六盘山》 (October 1935), written crossing Liupanshan at the end of the Long March: 天高云淡望断南飞雁不到长城非好汉屈指行程二万六盘山上高峰红旗漫卷西风.
usage
漫卷 describes the loose, sweeping billow of a large flag — not tight furling. 西风 in classical poetry is the autumn wind, often cold and melancholy; Mao flips it into something triumphant.

Stroke Order

hóng
màn
juǎn
西
fēng