丈八點鋼矛

See also: 丈八点钢矛

Chinese

		zhang (unit of measurement)	eight	refined steel	spear; lance; pike
trad. (丈八點鋼矛)		丈	八	點鋼	矛
simp. (丈八点钢矛)		丈	八	点钢	矛

Etymology

丈八 (zhàngbā, “1.8 zhang: 4.158 meters or 13 feet 7.708776 inches”) + 點鋼／点钢 (diǎngāng, “refined steel”) + 矛 (máo, “lance; long spear”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo

(Zhuyin): ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤㄇㄠˊ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: Zhàng bā diǎngāng máo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓㄤˋ ㄅㄚㄉㄧㄢˇ ㄍㄤㄇㄠˊ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Janq ba deangang mau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂɑŋ⁵¹ pä⁵⁵ ti̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ kɑŋ⁵⁵ mɑʊ̯³⁵/

Proper noun

丈八點鋼矛

(archaic) the long lance used by Zhang Fei
張飛造丈八點鋼矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, trad.]
张飞造丈八点钢矛。 [Written Vernacular Chinese, simp.]
From: Romance of the Three Kingdoms, circa 14^th century CE
Zhāng Fēi zào zhàngbādiǎngāngmáo. [Pinyin]
Zhang Fei designed a 1.8 zhang lance, the tip of which was refined steel.

Zhang Fei's weapon may have looked something like the one in this Qing Dynasty handscroll, but slightly longer

Synonyms

丈八蛇矛 (Zhàng bā shémáo)

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