左將軍

See also: 左将军

Contents

ChineseEdit

		left	general
trad. (左將軍)		左	將軍
simp. (左将军)		左	将军

EtymologyEdit

General of the Left (along with General of the Right, Front and Rear) was usually picked based on abilities rather than family ties, and was directly subordinate to the central government.

PronunciationEdit

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒ jiāngjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
    • Pinyin: zuǒ jiāngjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄧㄤ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoo jiangjiun
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

NounEdit

左將軍

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

Related termsEdit

• 後將軍
• 前將軍
• 右將軍

ReferencesEdit

• Hara, Yōhei (2003) 圖解三國時代, p. 251 (in Mandarin, translated from Japanese), ISBN 9867881729
• “左將軍”, in Baidu Online Encyclopedia^[1] (in Mandarin), accessed 2007-12-31