蝦兵蟹將
Chinese
| shrimp; prawn | soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike |
crab | a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use | ||
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| trad. (蝦兵蟹將) | 蝦 | 兵 | 蟹 | 將 | |
| simp. (虾兵蟹将) | 虾 | 兵 | 蟹 | 将 | |
Etymology
From Chinese mythology, where the Dragon King is said to have "shrimp soldiers and crab generals".
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- Cantonese (Jyutping): haa1 bing1 haai5 zoeng3
- Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): hâ-peng hāi-chiong
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: xiābīngxièjiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: siabingsièjiàng
- Wade–Giles: hsia1-ping1-hsieh4-chiang4
- Yale: syā-bīng-syè-jyàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiabingshiehjianq
- Palladius: сябинсецзян (sjabinseczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: haa1 bing1 haai5 zoeng3
- Yale: hā bīng háaih jeung
- Cantonese Pinyin: haa1 bing1 haai5 dzoeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: ha1 bing1 hai5 zêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /haː⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hâ-peng hāi-chiong
- Tâi-lô: hâ-ping hāi-tsiong
- Phofsit Daibuun: ha'pefng haixciofng
- IPA (Xiamen): /ha²⁴⁻²² piɪŋ⁴⁴⁻²² hai²²⁻²¹ t͡siɔŋ⁴⁴/
- (Hokkien: Xiamen)
Noun
蝦兵蟹將
- (derogatory) a troop that is weak when in combat