Chinese-Chess-for-Beginners
Welcome!
When you think of Chess, you probably think of the strategy game played throughout Europe and the Americas. There is another kind of Chess played throughout the world by probably more people than any other strategy game. The game is Chinese Chess. The “Elephant Game” as it is called by the Chinese, dates back more than 2000 years. The origin of Western Chess, its unique style of play results in a wide-open, quick-moving and aggressive contest. Chinese Chess contains the ancient oriental profound philosophy and wisdom, that results it very IQ challenge and very attractive unique styles than any game you've been played, you can challenge it in your whole life, and it's suitable for both children and parents. For children, play more will make them smarter more.
Chinese Chess for Beginners explains the basic rules of the game clearly and in detail so that you can start playing right away.
Index of content:
Kanji characters in Chinese Chess
| Kanji Character | English | Yale Romanisation | Jyutping Romanisation | Audio |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 象棋 | Chinese Chess | Jeung Kei | zoeng6 kei4 | |
| 世事如棋 | Life is just in harmony with Chess, masters, always keeping watch in silence, meet trouble, backward still have chances; once made a decision, never regret. | Sai Si Yue Kei | sai3 si6 jyu4 kei4 | |
| 楚河漢界 | border river of Choh and national boundary of Hon | Choh Hoh Hon Gaai | co2 ho4 hon3 gaai3 | |
| 將 | General | Jeung | zoeng1 | |
| 帥 | Commander in chief | Sui | seoi3 | |
| 仕士 | Adviser | Si | si6 | |
| 象 | Seems; elephant | Jeung | zoeng6 | |
| 相 | Looks; prime minister | Seung | soeng3 | |
| 車 | Machine; chariot | Gui | gei1 | |
| 馬 | Horse | Ma | maa5 | |
| 砲 | Cannon | Paau | paau3 | |
| 炮 | Cannon | Paau | paau4 | |
| 兵 | Pawn;soldier | Bing | bing1 | |
| 卒 | Pawn;soldier | Jut | zeot1 | |
| 田 | Rice field | Tin | tin4 | |
| 日 | Day;Sun | Yat | jat6 | |
| 馬踏日角 | Horse tramp diagonal of the shape of character day | Ma Daap Yat Gok | maa5 daap6 jat6 gok3 | |
| 炮打翻山 | Cannon fire over mountain | Paau Da Faan Saan | maa5 daap6 jat6 gok3 | |
| 進 | Forward | Jun | zeon3 | |
| 退 | Backward | Tui | teoi3 | |
| 平 | Traverse; horizontally move | Ping | ping4 | |
| 前 | Front | Chin | cin4 | |
| 後 | Rear | Hau | hau6 | |
| 飛象過河 | Break a rule. | Fei Jeung Gwoh Hoh | fei1 zoeng6 gwo3 ho4 | |
| 事急馬行田 | To be flexible, to adapt to circumstances in an emergency. | Si Gap Ma Haang Tin | si6 gap1 maa5 hang6 tin4 | |
| 食人隻車 | To exploit or expropriate the belongings of others. | Sik Yan Jek Gui | sik6 jan4 zek3 gei1 |
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