虾兵蟹将

Traditional: 蝦兵蟹將

xiā bīng xiè jiàng

Dictionary entry

shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)

What does 虾兵蟹将 mean?

虾兵蟹将 (xiā bīng xiè jiàng) has the following dictionary meaning.

1shrimp soldiers and crab generals (in mythology or popular fiction, the army of the Dragon King of the Eastern Sea)

2useless troops (idiom)

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虾háused in 蝦蟆|虾蟆[ha2 ma5]兵bīngsoldiers · a force 蟹xiècrab 将jiāngwill · shall

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How to pronounce 虾兵蟹将

虾兵蟹将

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