黃軍
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See also: 黄军
Chinese[edit]
yellow | army; military; arms | ||
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trad. (黃軍) | 黃 | 軍 | |
simp. (黄军) | 黄 | 军 |
Etymology[edit]
From 皇軍/皇军 (huángjūn, “imperial army”), self-proclaimed title of the Japanese army during the Second World War. 皇 (huáng, “imperial”) was later changed by the Chinese to its homophone 黃/黄 (huáng, “yellow”), both as a pun and as an indication of the colour of the uniform worn by the Japanese at the time.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
黃軍
- (historical) the Japanese army during World War II