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象棋

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Chinese

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shape; form; appearance
shape; form; appearance; elephant; image under a map (maths)
 
any chess-like game or game requiring strategy
trad. (象棋)
simp. #(象棋)
Literally: “elephant chess”.
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Pronunciation

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Note: cion6 gi5 - Shantou.

Noun

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象棋

  1. xiangqi; Chinese chess
  2. xiangqi piece; Chinese chess piece
  3. (rare or in compounds) chess games developed from chaturanga
    中國象棋中国象棋  ―  zhōngguóxiàngqí  ―  xiangqi; Chinese chess (to distinguish it from other chess games)
    國際象棋国际象棋  ―  guójìxiàngqí  ―  chess; international chess
  4. (colloquial) Alternative form of 將棋将棋 (jiàngqí)

Synonyms

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  • (xiangqi; Chinese chess):

Derived terms

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Descendants

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Japanese

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Etymology 1

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Kanji in this term
しょう
Grade: 5
き > ぎ
Grade: S
on'yomi

Noun

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(しょう)() (shōgi

  1. Chinese chess
  2. (obsolete) shogi
    Synonym: 将棋
    (こう)象棋(しょうぎ)()()(かい)
    Kō shōgi fu gu kai
    A book explaining the rules of Ko shogi

Etymology 2

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Kanji in this term
シャン
Grade: 5
チー
Grade: S
irregular

Noun

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(シャン)(チー) (shanchī

  1. Chinese chess