虎將
Chinese
| tiger | commander general (officer) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (虎將) | 虎 | 將 | |
| simp. (虎将) | 虎 | 将 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: hǔjiàng
- Zhuyin: ㄏㄨˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: hǔjiàng
- Wade–Giles: hu3-chiang4
- Yale: hǔ-jyàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: huujianq
- Palladius: хуцзян (xuczjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /xu²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: fu2 zoeng3
- Yale: fú jeung
- Cantonese Pinyin: fu2 dzoeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: fu2 zêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /fuː³⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-chiòng
- Tâi-lô: hóo-tsiòng
- Phofsit Daibuun: hofcioxng
- IPA (Xiamen): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- IPA (Quanzhou): /hɔ⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
- IPA (Taipei): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/
- IPA (Kaohsiung): /hɔ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
- Pe̍h-ōe-jī: hó͘-chiàng
- Tâi-lô: hóo-tsiàng
- Phofsit Daibuun: hofciaxng
- IPA (Zhangzhou): /hɔ⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siaŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
Noun
虎將
- (idiomatic) "tiger general", a particularly successful general.
- (idiomatic, figurative) "tiger general", anyone similarly talented and successful in any competitive field.
Usage notes
Based on ahistorical legends concerning the Three Kingdoms period, most often used in reference to groups of five men serving together or dominating a single field.