小將

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Chinese

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small; tiny; few
small; tiny; few; young
 
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready
a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
 
trad. (小將)
simp. (小将)

Pronunciation

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Etymology 1

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Noun

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小將

  1. (archaic) a junior officer in the military
  2. (sports) a young player
  3. red guards; hongweibing
  4. (slang) a fanatic; a person with an extreme, irrational zeal or enthusiasm for some cause

Etymology 2

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From South Korean MBC TV drama 5th Republic, which the prop group mistakenly used the wrong hanja 小將小将 (xiǎojiàng) instead of 少將少将 (shàojiàng) for 소장 (少將, sojang, “major general”) in a nameplate of Chun Doo-hwan. Ultimately from Korean 소장(少將) (sojang).

Proper noun

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小將

  1. (Internet slang, humorous) Chun Doo-hwan.
Derived terms
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