丈八點鋼矛

See also: 丈八点钢矛

Chinese

		zhang (unit of measurement)	eight	refined steel	spear; lance; pike
trad. (丈八點鋼矛)		丈	八	點鋼	矛
simp. (丈八点钢矛)		丈	八	点钢	矛

Etymology

丈八 (zhàngbā, “1.8 zhang: 4.158 meters or 13 feet 7.708776 inches”) + 點鋼／点钢 (diǎngāng, “refined steel”) + 矛 (máo, “lance; long spear”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤ ㄇㄠˊ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàng ba diǎngang máo
    • Wade–Giles: Chang⁴ pa¹ tien³-kang¹ mao²
    • Yale: Jàng bā dyǎn-gāng máu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Janq ba deangang mau
    • Palladius: Чжан ба дяньган мао (Čžan ba djanʹgan mao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

Zhang Fei's weapon may have looked something like the one in this Qing Dynasty handscroll, but slightly longer

丈八點鋼矛

1. (archaic) the long lance used by Zhang Fei

   • 張飛造丈八點鋼矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
     张飞造丈八点钢矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]

     From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE

     Zhāng Fēi zào zhàngbādiǎngāngmáo. [Pinyin]

     Zhang Fei designed a 1.8 zhang lance, the tip of which was refined steel.

Synonyms

• 丈八蛇矛 (Zhàng bā shémáo)