水軍

See also: 水军

Chinese

		water; river	army; military; arms
trad. (水軍)		水	軍
simp. (水军)		水	军

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): shuǐjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄣ
Cantonese (Jyutping): seoi² gwan¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: shuǐjūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄕㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: shuěijyun
  - Wade–Giles: shui³-chün¹
  - Yale: shwěi-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shoeijiun
  - Palladius: шуйцзюнь (šujczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʂu̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: seoi² gwan¹
  - Yale: séui gwān
  - Cantonese Pinyin: soey² gwan¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: sêu² guen¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɵy̯³⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/

Noun

水軍

(literary) navy; army which fights from boats on the water
short for 網絡水軍／网络水军 (wǎngluò shuǐjūn)

Synonyms

(modern term for “navy”) 海軍／海军 (hǎijūn)

Derived terms

海狗 (hǎigǒu)
網絡水軍 / 网络水军 (wǎngluò shuǐjūn)

Descendants

Sino-Xenic (水軍):

→ Japanese: 水軍(すいぐん) (suigun)
→ Korean: 수군(水軍) (sugun)
→ Vietnamese: thuỷ quân (水軍)