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谋臣猛将

móu chén měng jiàngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

謀臣猛將 谋臣猛将 [mou2 chen2 meng3 jiang4] /strategic experts and powerful generals (idiom)/

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Other forms in these source records: 謀臣猛將

  • 谋
    móu

    to plan / to seek / scheme

  • 臣
    chén

    state official or subject in dynastic China / I, your servant (used in addressing the sovereign) / Kangxi radical 131

    Chén

    surname Chen

  • 猛
    měng

    ferocious / fierce / violent / brave / suddenly / abrupt / (slang) awesome

  • 将
    jiāng

    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[bǎ])

    jiàng

    (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

    qiāng

    to desire / to invite / to request

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