智將

Chinese

		wisdom; knowledge	a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready a general; (will, shall, "future tense"); ready; prepared; to get; to use
trad. (智將)		智	將
simp. (智将)		智	将

Etymology

Cantonese "stupid person": Homophone of 智障 (zi3 zoeng3, “one who is intellectually disabled; stupid person; idiot”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhìjiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): zi³ zoeng³

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhìjiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˋ ㄐㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhìhjiang
  - Wade–Giles: chih⁴-chiang¹
  - Yale: jr̀-jyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyhjiang
  - Palladius: чжицзян (čžiczjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩⁵¹ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: zi³ zoeng³
  - Yale: ji jeung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dzi³ dzoeng³
  - Guangdong Romanization: ji³ zêng³
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡siː³³ t͡sœːŋ³³/

Noun

智將

wise general
(by extension) wise person
(Cantonese, sarcastic or euphemistic) stupid person; idiot

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