左軍

See also: 左军

Chinese

		left	army; military; arms
trad. (左軍)		左	軍
simp. (左军)		左	军

Etymology

Starting in the Zhou Dynasty, the emperor organized his army into three major wings: the army of the right, the army of the center and the army of the left.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zuǒjūn

  (Zhuyin): ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩㄣ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒjūn
    • Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄐㄩㄣ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒjyun
    • Wade–Giles: tso³-chün¹
    • Yale: dzwǒ-jyūn
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoojiun
    • Palladius: цзоцзюнь (czoczjunʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕyn⁵⁵/

Noun

左軍

1. (archaic) army of the left

Related terms

• 中軍
• 右軍