将门 (jiāng) — family of a general; military family with a tradition of command

Definition

A family with a tradition of producing generals — used in literary/historical writing, e.g. 将门之后 ('descendant of a general's family'). Not used for ordinary military households.

noun
family of a generalmilitary family with a tradition of command
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Examples

  • 将门
    Tā chū shēn jiāng, cóng xiǎo jiù xué xí bīng fǎ.
    He comes from a general's family and studied military strategy from a young age.
  • 将门
    jiāng Zhī hòu, guǒ rán bù tóng fán xiǎng.
    As a descendant of a general's family, he truly stands out.
  • 将门
    Lì shǐ shàng hěn duō míng jiàng dōu chū zì jiāng.
    Many famous generals in history came from military families.

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