旗鼓相当 in English qi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1 Meaning

Meanings

  • literally (word for word) two armies have equivalent banners and drums (idiomatic expression); metaphorically evenly matched
  • roughly comparable (opponents)

Simplified Characters

旗 鼓 相 当

Traditional Characters

旗 鼓 相 當

Pinyin

qi2 gu3 xiang1 dang1

Literal

Literal explanation, with pronunciation and meaning of each character.

旗qi2flag 鼓gu3old variant of 鼓[gu3] 相xiang1surname Xiang 当dang1(onom.) dong