Chinese

		general of fast cavalry	general
trad. (驃騎將軍)		驃騎	將軍
simp. (骠骑将军)		骠骑	将军

Noun

驃騎將軍

1. (archaic) General of Fast Cavalry (a high military rank held by generals in ancient China)

Usage notes

Ranked just below supreme general (大將軍). Same rank as general of chariots and cavalry (車騎將軍).

piàojì: is the traditional orthodox pronunciation (still prevalent in Taiwan)

piàoqí: has become more accepted in recent years (especially in the PRC).

References

• 驃騎將軍 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

• Hara, Yōhei (2003) 圖解三國時代, p. 251 (in Mandarin, translated from Japanese), ISBN 9867881729