將軍

See also: 将军 and 将軍

Chinese

	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use	army; military; arms
trad. (將軍)	將	軍
simp. (将军)	将	军
anagram	軍將／军将

Etymology

Attestable in pre-Qin texts.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): jiāngjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zoeng¹ gwan¹
Hakka (Sixian, PFS): chiông-kiûn
Min Dong (BUC): ciŏng-gŭng
Min Nan (POJ): chiong-kun / chiang-kun

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: jiāngjūn → jiāngjun (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Zhuyin: ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣ → ㄐㄧㄤ ˙ㄐㄩㄣ (toneless final syllable variant)
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jiang.jiun
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/ → /t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ d͡ʑ̥yn²/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: zoeng¹ gwan¹
  - Yale: jēung gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzoeng¹ gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: zêng¹ guen¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕœːŋ⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
Hakka
- (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
  - Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: chiông-kiûn
  - Hakka Romanization System: jiong´ giun´
  - Hagfa Pinyim: jiong¹ giun¹
  - IPA: /t͡ɕi̯oŋ²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯un²⁴/
Min Dong
- (Fuzhou)
  - Bàng-uâ-cê: ciŏng-gŭng
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡suoŋ⁵⁵ ^(k-)ŋuŋ⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, mainstream Taiwanese)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiong-kun
  - Tâi-lô: tsiong-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciongkwn
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /t͡ɕiɔŋ³³ kun³³/
  - IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Xiamen): /t͡ɕiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: chiang-kun
  - Tâi-lô: tsiang-kun
  - Phofsit Daibuun: ciangkwn
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /t͡ɕiaŋ⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/

Noun

將軍

(military) general (military rank)

Usage notes

Note that the character 將 here has a level-tone pronunciation (Mandarin: jiāng), not a departing-tone one (Mandarin: jiàng) as may be expected from the meaning of “general”. In fact, 將 here means "to lead", not "general".

Derived terms

Derived terms from 將軍

不把將軍為神道／不把将军为神道
五道將軍／五道将军
前將軍／前将军
劉猛將軍／刘猛将军
右將軍／右将军 (yòu jiāngjūn)
四征將軍／四征将军
四方將軍／四方将军
四鎮將軍／四镇将军
大將軍／大将军 (dàjiāngjūn)
大小李將軍／大小李将军
大樹將軍／大树将军
太平本是將軍定，不許將軍見太平／太平本是将军定，不许将军见太平
將軍不下馬，各自奔前程／将军不下马，各自奔前程
將軍府／将军府
將軍柱／将军柱
將軍肚／将军肚 (jiāngjūndù)
左將軍／左将军 (zuǒjiāngjūn)
常勝將軍／常胜将军
征北將軍／征北将军 (zhēng běi jiāngjūn)
征南將軍／征南将军
征東將軍／征东将军 (zhēng dōng jiāngjūn)
征西將軍／征西将军 (zhēng xī jiāngjūn)
後將軍／后将军 (hòujiāngjūn)

故將軍／故将军
斷頭將軍／断头将军
楊四將軍／杨四将军
楊泗將軍／杨泗将军
白將軍／白将军
白馬將軍／白马将军
盡盤將軍／尽盘将军
矬子裡頭選將軍／矬子里头选将军
紅將軍／红将军
衛將軍／卫将军
護軍將軍／护军将军
車騎將軍／车骑将军 (jūjì jiāngjūn)
鎮北將軍／镇北将军
鎮南將軍／镇南将军
鎮國將軍／镇国将军
鎮東將軍／镇东将军 (zhèn dōng jiāngjūn)
鎮西將軍／镇西将军 (zhèn xī jiāngjūn)
鐵將軍把門／铁将军把门
門神將軍／门神将军
雲麾將軍碑／云麾将军碑
飛將軍／飞将军
驃騎將軍／骠骑将军 (piàoqí jiāngjūn)

Verb

將軍

to checkmate
to put someone on the spot

Interjection

將軍

checkmate!

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