Five Tiger Generals

Five Tiger Generals
Traditional Chinese五虎將
Simplified Chinese五虎将
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinWǔ Hǔ Jiàng
Yue: Cantonese
JyutpingNg5 Fu2 Zoeng3

The Five Tiger Generals is a popular appellation in Chinese culture for the top five military commanders serving under one lord. Although the term does not appear in Chinese historical records and is not used officially, it has been heavily used in literature texts, folklore, as well as popular culture.