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准將

简准将 · 繁准將

Mandarin · pinyin zhǔn jiàng

brigadier general; commodore

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准: zhǔn · approve, allow, permit; in accord
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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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3–4 · zhun3 jiang4

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zeon2 zoeng3

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noun

brigadier general (U.S. Army, Air Force & Marine Corps)
brigadier (British Army & Marine Corps)
commodore (U.S. and British Navy)
air commodore (British Air Force)

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