49年入國軍

Chinese

		1949	year	to enter	national army; National Revolutionary Army
trad. (49年入國軍)		49	年	入	國軍
simp. (49年入国军)		49	年	入	国军

Etymology

Literally, “to join the Republic of China Army in 1949”. The ROC Army, then led by the Kuomintang, lost mainland China to the Communists-led People's Liberation Army in the Chinese Civil War, and then retreated to Taiwan in 1949.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sìjiǔ-nián rù guójūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sìjiǔ-nián rù guójūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄙˋ ㄐㄧㄡˇ ㄋㄧㄢˊ ㄖㄨˋ ㄍㄨㄛˊ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sìhjiǒunián rù guójyun
    • Wade–Giles: ssŭ⁴-chiu³-nien² ju⁴ kuo²-chün¹
    • Yale: sz̀-jyǒu-nyán rù gwó-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: syhjeounian ruh gwojiun
    • Palladius: сыцзюнянь жу гоцзюнь (syczjunjanʹ žu goczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sz̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯oʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ ni̯ɛn³⁵ ʐu⁵¹ ku̯ɔ³⁵ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

Verb

49年入國軍

1. (Mainland China, humorous) to misjudge one's situation and suffer a great loss