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將近
jiāng jìn
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almost;
nearly;
close to
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將錯就錯
jiāng cuò jiù cuò
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lit. if it's wrong, it's wrong (idiom); to make the best after a mistake;
to accept an error and adapt to it;
to muddle through
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將領
jiàng lǐng
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high-ranking military officer
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小將
xiǎo jiàng
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(in classical literature) young military officer of high rank for his age;
(during the Cultural Revolution) young militant in the Red Guard;
(in modern usage) rising star (in sport, politics etc)
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少將
shào jiàng
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major general;
rear admiral;
air vice marshal
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幹將
gàn jiàng
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capable person
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強將手下無弱兵
qiáng jiàng shǒu xià wú ruò bīng
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there are no poor soldiers under a good general (idiom)
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必將
bì jiāng
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inevitably
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恩將仇報
ēn jiāng chóu bào
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to bite the hand that feeds one (idiom)
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愛將
ài jiàng
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trusted lieutenant
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慷慨輸將
kāng kǎi shū jiāng
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to donate generously (idiom)
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或將
huò jiāng
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will perhaps;
may (in the future)
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搓麻將
cuō má jiàng
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to play mahjong
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敵將
dí jiàng
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the enemy general
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楊家將
yáng jiā jiàng
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Yang Saga, a popular fiction from the Northern Song, depicting the heroic Yang family 楊業|杨业 of warriors
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武將
wǔ jiàng
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general;
military leader;
fierce man
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殘兵敗將
cán bīng bài jiàng
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ruined army, defeated general (idiom); scattered remnants
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洋將
yáng jiàng
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(Tw) (sports) foreign player;
import
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準將
zhǔn jiàng
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brigadier general;
commodore
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激將
jī jiàng
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to spur sb into action by making negative remarks
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激將法
jī jiàng fǎ
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indirect, psychological method of getting sb to do as one wishes (e.g. questioning whether they are up to the task)
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無將牌
wú jiàng pái
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no trumps (in card games)
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猛將
měng jiàng
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fierce general;
valiant military leader;
fig. brave individual
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矮子裡拔將軍
ǎi zi li bá jiāng jūn
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lit. choose a general from among the dwarfs;
fig. choose the best person available (out of a mediocre bunch)
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老將
lǎo jiàng
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lit. old general;
commander-in-chief 將帥|将帅, the equivalent of king in Chinese chess;
fig. old-timer;
veteran
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