王侯將相 in Chinese

IPA: /wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/ [Mandarin, Sinological-IPA], /wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ sœːŋ³³/ [Cantonese, Sinological-IPA], /wɑŋ³⁵ xoʊ̯³⁵ t͡ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹⁻⁵³ ɕi̯ɑŋ⁵¹/, /wɔːŋ²¹ hɐu̯²¹ t͡sœːŋ³³ sœːŋ³³/ Chinese transliterations: wánghóujiàngxiàng [Mandarin, Pinyin], ㄨㄤˊ ㄏㄡˊ ㄐㄧㄤˋ ㄒㄧㄤˋ [Mandarin, bopomofo], wong⁴ hau⁴ zoeng³ soeng³ [Cantonese, Jyutping], wánghóujiàngxiàng [Hanyu-Pinyin, Mandarin], wánghóujiàngsiàng [Mandarin, Tongyong-Pinyin], wang²-hou²-chiang⁴-hsiang⁴ [Mandarin, Wade-Giles], wáng-hóu-jyàng-syàng [Mandarin, Yale], wanghourjianqshianq [Gwoyeu-Romatsyh, Mandarin], ванхоуцзянсян [Mandarin, Palladius], vanxouczjansjan [Mandarin, Palladius], wòhng hàuh jeung seung [Cantonese, Yale], wong⁴ hau⁴ dzoeng³ soeng³ [Cantonese, Pinyin], wong⁴ heo⁴ zêng³ sêng³ [Cantonese, Guangdong-Romanization] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Etymology: Slogan of the revolters in the Dazexiang uprising, as recorded in the Records of the Grand Historian: : 王侯將相，寧有種乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]王侯将相，宁有种乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE Wáng hóu jiàng xiàng, nìng yǒu zhǒng hū? [Pinyin] Do kings, barons, generals, and ministers rise from only a fixed family background? Etymology templates: {{zh-x|王.侯.將{jiàng}.相，寧{nìng} 有種乎？|Do kings, barons, generals, and ministers rise from only a fixed family background?|collapsed=y|ref=Shiji}} 王侯將相，寧有種乎？ [Classical Chinese, trad.]王侯将相，宁有种乎？ [Classical Chinese, simp.] From: The Records of the Grand Historian, by Sima Qian, c. 91 BCE Wáng hóu jiàng xiàng, nìng yǒu zhǒng hū? [Pinyin] Do kings, barons, generals, and ministers rise from only a fixed family background? Head templates: {{head|zh|idiom}} 王侯將相

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"王侯將相" meaning in Chinese

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