八旗制度

Eight Banners system, the military and social organization of the Manchus between c. 1500 and 1911

eight; 8

to pass / to spend (time) / measure / limit / extent / degree of intensity / degree (angles, temperature etc) / kilowatt-hour / classifier for events and occurrences

to estimate / Taiwan pr. [duo4]

system / to control / to regulate / variant of 製|制[zhi4]

to manufacture / to make

flag / variant of 旗[qi2]

banner / flag / (in Qing times) Manchu (cf. 八旗[Ba1 qi2]) / administrative subdivision in inner Mongolia equivalent to 縣|县[xian4] county / CL:面[mian4]

system (e.g. political, adminstrative etc) / institution / CL:個|个[ge4]

Eight Banners, military organization of Manchu later Jin dynasty 後金|后金[Hou4 Jin1] from c. 1600, subsequently of the Qing dynasty