黃軍

See also: 黄军

Chinese

黄軍: Japanese army uniform from 1914, of similar color to the uniform worn during WWII.

		yellow	army; military; arms
trad. (黃軍)		黃	軍
simp. (黄军)		黄	军

Etymology

From 皇軍／皇军 (huángjūn, “imperial army”), self-proclaimed title of the Japanese army during the Second World War. 皇 (huáng, “imperial”) was later changed by the Chinese to its homophone 黃／黄 (huáng, “yellow”), both as a pun and as an indication of the colour of the uniform worn by the Japanese at the time.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huángjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wong⁴ gwan¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huángjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄤˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huángjyun
    • Wade–Giles: huang²-chün¹
    • Yale: hwáng-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hwangjiun
    • Palladius: хуанцзюнь (xuanczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯ɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

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      edit edit 皇軍／皇军 蝗軍／蝗军 黃軍／黄军

• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
    • Jyutping: wong⁴ gwan¹
    • Yale: wòhng gwān
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wong⁴ gwan¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wong⁴ guen¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wɔːŋ²¹ kʷɐn⁵⁵/
    • Homophones:

      edit edit 皇軍／皇军 蝗軍／蝗军 黃軍／黄军

Noun

黃軍

1. (historical) the Japanese army during World War II