粵

群kwan4雄hung4

kwan4 hung4qún xióng

English

  1. outstanding heroes
  2. warlords vying for supremacy (in former times)
  3. stars (of sports or pop music)
  4. independent warlords or generals, usually in a historical context

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 歷史用語,指喺局勢混亂嘅時候,各個割據一方嘅勢力嘅合稱

Examples

  • 群雄割據

    struggle among warlords for control of the territory

  • 群雄並起

    rise of the warlords

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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