黃軍

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See also: 黄军

Chinese

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黄軍: Japanese army uniform from 1914, of similar color to the uniform worn during WWII.
yellow army; military; arms
trad. (黃軍)
simp. (黄军)

Etymology

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From 皇軍皇军 (huángjūn, imperial army), self-proclaimed title of the Japanese army during the Second World War. (huáng, imperial) was later changed by the Chinese to its homophone (huáng, yellow), both as a pun and as an indication of the colour of the uniform worn by the Japanese at the time.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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黃軍

  1. (historical) the Japanese army during World War II