家將

家将
jiājiàng
  1. (archaic) armed guard in the employ of a wealthy and influential family
  2. armed guard in the employ of a wealthy and influential family

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 家 jiā used in 傢伙 jiāhuo and 傢俱 jiājù
=1 家 jiā
  1. home
  2. family
  3. (polite) my (sister, uncle etc)
  4. classifier for families or businesses
  5. refers to the philosophical schools of pre-Han China
  6. noun suffix for a specialist in some activity, such as a musician or revolutionary, corresponding to English -ist, -er, -ary or -ian

classifier: 個
=1 家 jie only used in 大家 (dàgū)
=2 將 jiāng
  1. will
  2. shall
  3. to use
  4. to take
  5. to checkmate
  6. just a short while ago
  7. (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把 bǎ)
=2 將 jiàng
  1. (bound form) a general
  2. (literary) to command; to lead
  3. (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)
=2 將 qiāng
  1. to desire
  2. to invite
  3. to request

Containing this entry

八家將 bājiājiàng
  1. Ba Jia Jiang, the eight generals that guard the godly realm in Taiwanese folklore, represented by troupes of dancers in temple processions
  2. (slang) lowlife gangster or young hoodlum, often written as "8+9", bājiājiǔ