王侯將相
Appearance
Chinese
[edit]princes and marquises; royalty and nobility | generals and councillors; military officers and civil officials | ||
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trad. (王侯將相) | 王侯 | 將相 | |
simp. (王侯将相) | 王侯 | 将相 |
Etymology
[edit]Slogan of the revolters in the Dazexiang uprising, as recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian:
Pronunciation
[edit]- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ
- Tongyong Pinyin: wánghóujiàngsiàng
- Wade–Giles: wang2-hou2-chiang4-hsiang4
- Yale: wáng-hóu-jyàng-syàng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: wanghourjianqshianq
- Palladius: ванхоуцзянсян (vanxouczjansjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: wong4 hau4 zoeng3 soeng3
- Yale: wòhng hàuh jeung seung
- Cantonese Pinyin: wong4 hau4 dzoeng3 soeng3
- Guangdong Romanization: wong4 heo4 zêng3 sêng3
- Sinological IPA (key): /wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ sœːŋ³³/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Idiom
[edit]王侯將相
- (figurative) kings and nobles (in general); royalty and nobility
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