右將軍

See also: 右将军

Chinese edit

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

Etymology edit

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 edit

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 edit

右將軍

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

Related terms edit

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

References edit

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