小將

See also: 小将

Chinese

		small; tiny; few small; tiny; few; young	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (小將)		小	將
simp. (小将)		小	将

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiǎojiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): sió-chiòng

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiǎojiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄠˇ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siǎojiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsiao³-chiang⁴
    • Yale: syǎu-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sheaujianq
    • Palladius: сяоцзян (sjaoczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: sió-chiòng
    • Tâi-lô: sió-tsiòng
    • Phofsit Daibuun: sioycioxng
    • IPA (Xiamen): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /sio⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
    • IPA (Taipei): /sio⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/
    • IPA (Kaohsiung): /siɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡siɔŋ²¹/

Etymology 1

Noun

小將

1. (archaic) a junior officer in the military
2. red guards; hongweibing
3. (slang) a fanatic; a person with an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for some cause

Etymology 2

From South Korean MBC TV drama 5th Republic, which the prop group mistakenly used the wrong hanja "小將／小将 (xiǎojiàng)" instead of "少將／少将 (shàojiàng)" for "소장 (少將, sojang, “major general”)" in a nameplate of Chun Doo-hwan. Ultimately from Korean 소장(少將) (sojang).

Proper noun

小將

1. (Internet slang, humorous) Chun Doo-hwan.

Derived terms

• 全小將／全小将 (Quán xiǎojiàng)