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一个将军一个令

yī gè jiāng jūn yī gè lìng

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Definitions

  1. 1. lit. one general, one order (idiom)
  2. 2. fig. every boss has their own rules
  3. 3. everyone has their own way of doing things

Child Words of 一个将军一个令

个
gè

(classifier used before a noun that has no specific classifier)

军
jūn

(bound form) army

令
lǐng

classifier for a ream of paper

一
yī

one

将
qiāng

to desire

将
jiāng

will

令
lìng

to order

将军
jiāng jūn

(common place name)

将
jiàng

(bound form) a general