僧兵

Chinese

		monk	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike
simp. and trad. (僧兵)		僧	兵

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sēngbīng

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sēngbīng
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄥ ㄅㄧㄥ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sengbing
    • Wade–Giles: sêng¹-ping¹
    • Yale: sēng-bīng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sengbing
    • Palladius: сэнбин (sɛnbin)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sɤŋ⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

僧兵

1. warrior monk

Japanese

Kanji in this term
僧	兵
そう Grade: S	へい Grade: 4
on'yomi

Alternative spelling
僧兵 (kyūjitai)

Noun

僧(そう)兵(へい) • (sōhei) 

1. A warrior priest or monk

See also

• 法師(ほうし) (hōshi): a priest or a monk