Etymology

Hongqi

Hong·qi
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Today it means: A district of Xinxiang, Henan, China. Full definition →

Mandarin 紅旗 /红旗
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The story

  1. Mandarin · borrowed from紅旗 /红旗
  2. English todayHongqi

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 紅旗 /红旗 (Hóngqí, literally “red flag”).

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