小將
See also: 小将
Chinese
small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young |
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (小將) | 小 | 將 | |
| simp. (小将) | 小 | 将 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎojiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojiàng
- Wade–Giles: hsiao3-chiang4
- Yale: syǎu-jyàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujianq
- Palladius: сяоцзян (sjaoczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-chiòng
- Tâi-lô: sió-tsiòng
- Phofsit Daibuun: sioycioxng
- IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien)
Etymology 1
Noun
小將
- (archaic) a junior officer in the military
- (sports) a young player
- red guards; hongweibing
- (slang) a fanatic; a person with an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for some cause
Etymology 2
From South Korean MBC TV drama 5th Republic, which the prop group mistakenly used the wrong hanja 小將／小将 (xiǎojiàng) instead of 少將／少将 (shàojiàng) for 소장 (少將, sojang, “major general”) in a nameplate of Chun Doo-hwan. Ultimately from Korean 소장(少將) (sojang).
Proper noun
小將
- (Internet slang, humorous) Chun Doo-hwan.