上等兵
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Chinese
| highest quality; top-notch | soldiers; a force; an army soldiers; a force; an army; weapons; arms; military; warlike | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (上等兵) | 上等 | 兵 | |
| simp. #(上等兵) | 上等 | 兵 | |
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin:
- Zhuyin: ㄕㄤˋ ㄉㄥˇ ㄅㄧㄥ
- Tongyong Pinyin: shàngděngbing
- Wade–Giles: shang4-têng3-ping1
- Yale: shàng-děng-bīng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: shanqdeengbing
- Palladius: шандэнбин (šandɛnbin)
- Sinological IPA (key): /ʂɑŋ⁵¹ tɤŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ piŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: soeng6 dang2 bing1
- Yale: seuhng dáng bīng
- Cantonese Pinyin: soeng6 dang2 bing1
- Guangdong Romanization: sêng6 deng2 bing1
- Sinological IPA (key): /sœːŋ²² tɐŋ³⁵ pɪŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
上等兵
Japanese
| Kanji in this term | ||
|---|---|---|
| 上 | 等 | 兵 |
| じょう Grade: 1 |
とう Grade: 3 |
へい Grade: 4 |
| goon | kan'on | |
Etymology
上等 (“superior”) + 兵 (“servicemember”)
Pronunciation
Noun
上等兵 • (jōtōhei) ←じゃうとうへい (zyautoufei)?
- (military) a superior private (enlisted rank below sergeant and above private first class in the Imperial Japanese Army)
See also
- 上等兵曹 (jōtō heisō)