左軍

See also: 左军

Chinese

		left	army; military; arms
trad. (左軍)		左	軍
simp. (左军)		左	军

Etymology

Starting in the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor organized his army into three major wings: the army of the right, the army of the center and the army of the left.

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zuǒjūn

(Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩㄣ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒjūn
  - Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩㄣ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒjyun
  - Wade–Giles: tso³-chün¹
  - Yale: dzwǒ-jyūn
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoojiun
  - Palladius: цзоцзюнь (czoczjunʹ)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

Noun

左軍

(archaic) army of the left

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