蝦兵蟹將

haa1 bing1 haai5 zoeng3

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

2 Written Forms

Meanings

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

Written Forms

蝦兵蟹將Traditional · Main Form
虾兵蟹将Alternate Form

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