puppet army

English

Etymology

From puppet +‎ army, a calque from Mandarin 傀儡軍／傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn, “puppet army”).

Noun

puppet army (plural puppet armies)

1. An army that an invading country forms by recruiting people from already-occupied areas of the country being invaded.
2. (specifically) Such an army in China during the Sino-Japanese War.

Translations

army formed by the invader by recruiting the people from the occupation zone

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 偽軍 / 伪军 (zh) (wěijūn), 傀儡軍 / 傀儡军 (kuǐlěijūn)

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• Dutch: marionettenleger n
• Finnish: nukkearmeija
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• Japanese: 偽軍 (ぎぐん, gigun), 傀儡軍 (かいらいぐん, kairaigun)
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• Russian: марионе́точная а́рмия f (marionétočnaja ármija)
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• Vietnamese: ngụy quân (vi)