(pos:名詞)
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yue:泛指軍隊嘅高層軍官、部隊嘅指揮官（量詞：位／個）
eng:general, flag officers and high-ranking military officers in broad sense
<eg>
yue:將軍領兵出征。 (zoeng1 gwan1 ling5 bing1 ceot1 zing1.)
eng:The general led the soldiers to campaign.

(pos:動詞)
<explanation>
yue:捉#象棋 嗰時，用自己嘅棋直接威脅住對方嘅將或者帥
eng:to checkmate in a game of chess or Chinese chess
<eg>
yue:佢一上馬就將軍，你冇棋喇！ (keoi5 jat1 soeng5 maa5 zau6 zoeng1 gwan1, nei5 mou5 kei2 laa3!)
eng:If he moves his knight to attack your general, it will be checkmate!
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<explanation>
yue:篤正死穴，下殺著，埋門一刀解決對方，令佢冇得翻身
eng:to hit somebody at their weakest point; to checkmate; to finish off somebody; to knock out
<eg>
yue:將佢軍 (zoeng1 keoi5 gwan1)
eng:to corner him
<eg>
yue:局長因為鉛水醜聞俾議員將軍，完全落唔到台。 (guk6 zoeng2 jan1 wai6 jyun4 seoi2 cau2 man4 bei2 ji5 jyun4 zoeng1 gwan1, jyun4 cyun4 lok6 m4 dou2 toi4.)
eng:The department head is cornered by legislators for the lead-water scandal. He won't be able to weasel out of this one.