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虾兵蟹将

xiābīngxièjiàng

Traditional: 蝦兵蟹將

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

Character Breakdown

虾
xiā
shrimp, prawn
兵
bīng
soldier; troops, an army; warlike
HSK 5
蟹
xiè
crab, brachyura
将
jiāng
the future, what will be; ready, prepared; a general
HSK 4

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