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): ㄒㄧㄚㄅㄧㄥㄒㄧㄝˋ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): haa¹ bing¹ haai⁵ zoeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: xiābīngxièjiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄒㄧㄚㄅㄧㄥㄒㄧㄝˋ 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

(derogatory) a troop that is weak when in combat

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