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老將

简老将 · 繁老將

Mandarin · pinyin lǎo jiàng

lit. old general
commander-in-chief 將帥, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess
fig. old-timer
veteran

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老: lǎo · old, aged; experienced; Kangxi radical 125
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将: jiāng · will, going to, future; general

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3–4 · lao3 jiang4

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noun

(literally) old general
(figurative) old-timer; veteran; experienced person
(xiangqi) general; king

noun

(Zhangzhou Hokkien, historical) mid-ranking or lower-ranking military officer (below the rank of a general)

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