中郎將

中郎將

See also: 中郎将

Chinese

		a palace guard	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (中郎將)		中郎	將
simp. (中郎将)		中郎	将

Etymology

• The position of 中郎 (the feudal equivalent of a Secret service agent, i.e. responsible for palace security) was established in the Qin Dynasty (221 - 206 BCE). Later, in the Han Dynasty, 中郎 were assigned to one of five different squads (官). Each one of these squads had its own leader, which was called 中郎將 (commander of the palace guards).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhōnglángjiàng

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhōnglángjiàng
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄨㄥ ㄌㄤˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jonglangjianq
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhonglángjiàng
    • IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʊŋ⁵⁵ lɑŋ³⁵ t͡ɕjɑŋ⁵¹/

Noun

中郎將

1. (archaic) position title within the old imperial system; a commander of the palace guards