(lit.) kings, nobles, generals and ministers (idiom); (fig.) people of the highest rank and status; the ruling elite
trad. 王侯將相
Also written 王侯將相【wáng hóu jiàng xiàng】
Characters in this word
4王
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surname Wang
- Pinyin
- Wáng
- Strokes
- 4
- Frequency
- 2561 of 2500
侯
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surname Hou
- Pinyin
- Hóu
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 21888 of 2500
将
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will, shall, to use, to take, to checkmate, just a short while ago, (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[ba3])
- Pinyin
- jiāng
- Traditional
- 將
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 153 of 2500
相
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surname Xiang
- Pinyin
- Xiāng
- Strokes
- 9
- Frequency
- 5022 of 2500