中將

See also: 中将

Chinese

		middle; centre; within middle; centre; within; among; in; while (doing something); during; China; Chinese; hit (the mark)	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (中將)		中	將
simp. (中将)		中	将

Etymology

Wasei kango (和(わ)製(せい)漢(かん)語(ご)), orthographically borrowed from Japanese 中(ちゅう)将(じょう) (chūjō)^[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhōngjiàng

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zung¹ zoeng³
Puxian Min (Pouseng Ping'ing): doeng¹ zyorng⁴ / dyoeng¹ zyoeng⁴
Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tiong-chiòng / tiong-chiàng

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhōngjiàng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥㄐㄧㄤˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhongjiàng
  - Wade–Giles: chung¹-chiang⁴
  - Yale: jūng-jyàng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jongjianq
  - Palladius: чжунцзян (čžunczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zung¹ zoeng³
  - Yale: jūng jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzung¹ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: zung¹ zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʊŋ⁵⁵ t͡sœːŋ³³/
Puxian Min
- (Putian)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: doeng¹ zyorng⁴ [Phonetic: doeng² zyorng⁴]
  - Báⁿ-uā-ci̍: de̤ng-cio̤̍ng
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tœŋ⁵³³⁻¹³ t͡syɒŋ⁴²/
- (Xianyou)
  - Pouseng Ping'ing: dyoeng¹ zyoeng⁴ [Phonetic: dyoeng² zyoeng⁴]
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tyøŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²⁴ t͡syøŋ⁴²/
Southern Min
- (Hokkien: Quanzhou, General Taiwanese, Xiamen)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chiòng
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsiòng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongcioxng
  - Sinological IPA (Quanzhou): /tiɔŋ³³ t͡siɔŋ⁴¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Kaohsiung): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ²¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Taipei): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡siɔŋ¹¹/
  - Sinological IPA (Xiamen): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siɔŋ²¹/
- (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tiong-chiàng
  - Tâi-lô: tiong-tsiàng
  - Phofsit Daibuun: diongciaxng
  - Sinological IPA (Zhangzhou): /tiɔŋ⁴⁴⁻²² t͡siaŋ²¹/

Noun

中將

(military) lieutenant general, vice-admiral, air marshal

References

^ 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 407

Army ranks of the P.R.C. (China) and R.O.C. (Taiwan) in Chinese (layout · text)
將官 (Flag Officers): PRC: 上將 / 上将 (shàngjiàng) · 中將 / 中将 (zhōngjiàng) · 少將 / 少将 (shàojiàng) ROC: 一級上將 / 一级上将 (yījí shàngjiàng) · 二級上將 / 二级上将 (èrjí shàngjiàng) · 中將 / 中将 (zhōngjiàng) · 少將 / 少将 (shàojiàng)
校官 (Field Officers): PRC: 大校 (dàxiào) · 上校 (shàngxiào) · 中校 (zhōngxiào) · 少校 (shàoxiào) ROC: 上校 (shàngxiào) · 中校 (zhōngxiào) · 少校 (shàoxiào)
尉官 (Junior Officers): PRC: 上尉 (shàngwèi) · 中尉 (zhōngwèi) · 少尉 (shàowèi) ROC: 上尉 (shàngwèi) · 中尉 (zhōngwèi) · 少尉 (shàowèi)
士官 (Non-Commissioned Officers): PRC: 一級士官長 / 一级士官长 · 二級士官長 / 二级士官长 · 三級士官長 / 三级士官长 · 上士 (shàngshì) · 中士 (zhōngshì) · 下士 (xiàshì) ROC: 一等士官長 / 一等士官长 · 二等士官長 / 二等士官长 · 三等士官長 / 三等士官长 · 上士 (shàngshì) · 中士 (zhōngshì) · 下士 (xiàshì)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
中	將
ちゅう Grade: 1	しょう > じょう Jinmeiyō
on'yomi

For pronunciation and definitions of 中將 – see the following entry.

【中将ちゅうじょう】

[noun] (historical, government) the senior 次官 (suke, “deputy”) of the 近衛府 (Konoefu)

[noun] (military) a lieutenant general

[noun] (military) a vice admiral

[noun] (military) an air marshal

(This term, 中將, is the kyūjitai of the above term.)

Korean

Hanja in this term
中	將

Noun

中將 • (jungjang) (hangeul 중장)

hanja form^? of 중장 (“lieutenant general; vice admiral”)

Vietnamese

chữ Hán Nôm in this term
中	將

Noun

中將

chữ Hán form of trung tướng (“lieutenant general”)

[1] 汉语外来词词典 [Chinese Loanword Dictionary] (in Chinese), 1984, page 407

[1]