三軍

See also: 三军

Chinese

		three	army; military; arms
trad. (三軍)		三	軍
simp. (三军)		三	军

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): saam¹ gwan¹
• Hakka (Sixian, PFS): sâm-kiûn
• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sam-kun / saⁿ-kun

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanjyun
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-chün¹
    • Yale: sān-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanjiun
    • Palladius: саньцзюнь (sanʹczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: saam¹ gwan¹
    • Yale: sāam gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: saam¹ gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: sam¹ guen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /saːm⁵⁵ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
• Hakka
  • (Sixian, incl. Miaoli and Meinong)
    • Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: sâm-kiûn
    • Hakka Romanization System: sam^ˊ giun^ˊ
    • Hagfa Pinyim: sam¹ giun¹
    • Sinological IPA: /sam²⁴⁻¹¹ ki̯un²⁴/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Xiamen, Quanzhou, Zhangzhou, General Taiwanese)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sam-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sam-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: samkwn
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sam³³ kun³³/
    • IPA (Xiamen, Zhangzhou): /sam⁴⁴⁻²² kun⁴⁴/
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sam⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/
  • (Hokkien: variant in Taiwan)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: saⁿ-kun
    • Tâi-lô: sann-kun
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sva'kwn
    • IPA (Taipei, Kaohsiung): /sã⁴⁴⁻³³ kun⁴⁴/

Noun

三軍

1. (archaic) the three armies (of the left, right and center)

   • 三軍以利用也，金鼓以聲氣也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三军以利用也，金鼓以声气也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: Commentary of Zuo, c. 4^th century BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

     Sānjūn yǐ lì yòng yě, jīngǔ yǐ shēng qì yě. [Pinyin]

     The Three Armies make use of sharp weapons / advantages; the instruments of brass and the drums rouse the men's spirits.

   • 三軍之眾，可使必受敵而無敗者，奇正是也。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
     三军之众，可使必受敌而无败者，奇正是也。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

     From: The Art of War, circa 5^th century BCE, translated based on Ralph D. Sawyer's version

     Sānjūn zhī zhòng, kě shǐ bì shòu dí ér wú bài zhě, qízhèng shì yě. [Pinyin]

     What enable the masses of the Three Armies to invariably withstand the enemy without being defeated are the unorthodox and the orthodox.

2. three armed services (army, navy, and air force)

Derived terms

• 三軍可奪帥，匹夫不可奪志／三军可夺帅，匹夫不可夺志 (sānjūn kě duó shuài, pǐfū bùkě duózhì)
• 三軍未發，糧草先行／三军未发，粮草先行 (sānjūnwèifā, liángcǎoxiānxíng)

 

Descendants

• → Vietnamese: ba quân (calque)