Chinese

		white banners	gilded axes
trad. (白旄黃鉞)		白旄	黃鉞
simp. (白旄黄钺)		白旄	黄钺

Noun

白旄黃鉞

1. (archaic) white banners and gilded axes (signifying the start of a military expedition)

References

• Luo, Guanzhong ((Can we date this quote?)) Annotated Romance of the Three Kingdoms/Chapter 5, page 70, note 15 (in Mandarin), ISBN 957911305X