丈八點鋼矛

See also: 丈八点钢矛

Chinese

		zhang (unit of measurement)	eight	refined steel	spear; lance; pike
trad. (丈八點鋼矛)		丈	八	點鋼	矛
simp. (丈八点钢矛)		丈	八	点钢	矛

Etymology

丈八 (zhàngbā, “1.8 zhang: 4.158 meters or 13 feet 7.708776 inches”) + 點鋼／点钢 (diǎngāng, “refined steel”) + 矛 (máo, “lance; long spear”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤㄇㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤㄇㄠˊ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: Jhàng ba diǎngang máo
  - Wade–Giles: Chang⁴ pa¹ tien³-kang¹ mao²
  - Yale: Jàng bā dyǎn-gāng máu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Janq ba deangang mau
  - Palladius: Чжан ба дяньган мао (Čžan ba djanʹgan mao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

丈八點鋼矛

(archaic) the long lance used by Zhang Fei
- 張飛造丈八點鋼矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
  张飞造丈八点钢矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
  From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
  Zhāng Fēi zào zhàngbādiǎngāngmáo. [Pinyin]
  Zhang Fei designed a 1.8 zhang lance, the tip of which was refined steel.

Synonyms

丈八蛇矛 (Zhàng bā shémáo)

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