虾兵蟹将 xiā bīng xiè jiàng

weak underlings; shrimp and crab troops

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)
  2. 2. useless troops (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
虾 xiā
shrimp; prawn; see 虾蟆há ma
兵 bīng HSK 5
soldiers; military; weapons
蟹 xiè
crab; variant of 蟹xiè
将 jiàng HSK 4
will; shall