帳前吏

帳前吏

See also: 帐前吏

Chinese

		account; mosquito net; tent account; mosquito net; tent; curtain; debt; credit	front, forepart; in front; past front, forepart; in front; past; former; previous; last; before; preceding; earlier; ago; future; time ahead; first; top; battlefront; to move forward	minor official
trad. (帳前吏)		帳	前	吏
simp. (帐前吏)		帐	前	吏

Etymology

帳 (tent) + 前 (front) + 吏 (an official)

Given this name because a field general would usually live in his own tent.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhàngqiánlì

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: zhàngqiánlì
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄌㄧˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: janqchyanlih
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhàngciánlì
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ t͡ɕʰjɛn³⁵ li⁵¹/

Noun

帳前吏

1. (archaic) field general

Synonyms

• 帳下吏／帐下吏 (zhàngxiàlì)