talented field commander (military)
champion swimmer; swimming star
to spur sb into action by making negative remarks
general of the household, a mid-ranking military officer responsible for palace or court duties
Liu Bei's five great generals in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, namely: Guan Yu 关羽, Zhang Fei 张飞, Zhao Yun 赵云, Ma Chao 马超, Huang Zhong 黄忠
Jiangle, a county in Sanming City 三明市[sān míng shì], Fujian
Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 杨业 of warriors
nickname of Han dynasty general Li Guang 李广[lǐ guǎng]
天兵天将 天兵天將 tiān bīng tiān jiàng 1. celestial troops and generals (idiom)2. fig. superior forces
assistance that one gets from another
to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
(idiom) to compensate for lack of ability with hard work
to beat sb at their own game (idiom)
1. lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake2. to accept an error and adapt to it3. to muddle through
to donate generously (idiom)
(idiom) one's defeated opponent
王侯将相 王侯將相 wáng hóu jiàng xiàng 1. (lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom)2. (fig.) people of the highest rank and status; the ruling elite
1. shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)2. useless troops (idiom)
to approach one's coffin (idiom); with one foot in the grave
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
铁将军把门 鐵將軍把門 tiě jiāng jūn bǎ mén 1. lit. General Iron is guarding the door (idiom)2. fig. the door is padlocked — nobody inside
强将手下无弱兵 強將手下無弱兵 qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
see 将功赎罪[jiāng gōng shú zuì]
1. auxiliary verb introducing future action: may (be able to)2. will (cause)3. should (enable)4. going to+1 条 1. to checkmate (in chess)2. to be about to die
1. to be about to arrive2. to be around the corner
1. will perhaps2. may (in the future)
enemy general; the opposing side's commander
surrendered enemy general
1. top general2. commander-in-chief
1. Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions2. (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", [bā jiā jiǔ]
to observe the present to study the past
beer belly (complimentary)
1. approaching the end2. about to conclude
矬子里拔将军 矬子裡拔將軍 cuó zi lǐ bá jiāng jūn 1. lit. to choose a general among the dwarves (idiom)2. fig. to pick the best out of a bad group
矮子里拔将军 矮子裡拔將軍 ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn 1. lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs2. fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
请将不如激将 請將不如激將 qǐng jiàng bù rú jī jiàng 1. lit. to dispatch a general is not as effective as to excite a general2. fig. inciting people to action is more effective than dispatching orders
一个将军一个令 一個將軍一個令 yī gè jiāng jūn yī gè lìng 1. lit. one general, one order (idiom)2. fig. every boss has their own rules3. everyone has their own way of doing things
人之将死，其言也善 人之將死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)