蝦兵蟹將

Chinese

		shrimp; prawn	soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike	crab	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (蝦兵蟹將)		蝦	兵	蟹	將
simp. (虾兵蟹将)		虾	兵	蟹	将

Etymology

From Chinese mythology, where the Dragon King is said to have "shrimp soldiers and crab generals".

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): xiābīngxièjiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄒㄧㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ bing¹ haai⁵ zoeng³

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: xiābīngxièjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚ ㄅㄧㄥ ㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: siabingsièjiàng
    • Wade–Giles: hsia¹-ping¹-hsieh⁴-chiang⁴
    • Yale: syā-bīng-syè-jyàng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shiabingshiehjianq
    • Palladius: сябинсецзян (sjabinseczjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ɕi̯ä⁵⁵ piŋ⁵⁵ ɕi̯ɛ⁵¹⁻⁵³ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: haa¹ bing¹ haai⁵ zoeng³
    • Yale: hā bīng háaih jeung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: haa¹ bing¹ haai⁵ dzoeng³
    • Guangdong Romanization: ha¹ bing¹ hai⁵ zêng³
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /haː⁵⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵ haːi̯¹³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

Noun

蝦兵蟹將

1. (derogatory) a troop that is weak when in combat