右將軍

See also: 右将军

Chinese

		right (-hand)	general; sulfur
trad. (右將軍)		右	將軍
simp. (右将军)		右	将军

Etymology

General of the Right (along with General of the Left, Front and Rear) was usually picked based on abilities rather than family ties, and was directly subordinate to the central government.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yòu jiāngjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: yòu jiāngjūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄡˋ ㄐㄧㄤㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: yòu jiangjyun
  - Wade–Giles: yu⁴ chiang¹-chün¹
  - Yale: yòu jyāng-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yow jiangjiun
  - Palladius: ю цзянцзюнь (ju czjanczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /joʊ̯⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

Noun

右將軍

(archaic) General of the Right (a high military rank held by generals in ancient China)

Related terms

後將軍／后将军 (hòujiāngjūn)
前將軍／前将军
左將軍／左将军 (zuǒjiāngjūn)

References

Hara, Yōhei (2003) 圖解三國時代, p. 251 (in Mandarin), →ISBN

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.