智將

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (智將)		智	將
simp. (智将)		智	将

Etymology

Cantonese "stupid person"

Homophone of 智障 (zi3 zoeng3, “one who is intellectually disabled; stupid person; idiot”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhìjiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhìjiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjiang
    • Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chiang¹
    • Yale: jr̀-jyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjiang
    • Palladius: чжицзян (čžiczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zi³ zoeng³
    • Yale: ji jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ji³ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

Noun

智將

1. wise general
2. (by extension) wise person
3. (Cantonese, sarcastic or euphemistic) stupid person; idiot