曲尺手槍

Chinese

		carpenter's square; Quchi	pistol; handgun
trad. (曲尺手槍)		曲尺	手槍
simp. (曲尺手枪)		曲尺	手枪

Etymology

From the fact that most semi-automatic pistols (especially Glock pistols) are similar to carpenter's squares in ergonomic designs, when compared to revolvers.[1]

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): qūchǐ shǒuqiāng
(Zhuyin): ㄑㄩㄔˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): kuk¹ cek³ sau² coeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: qūchǐ shǒuqiāng [Phonetic: qūchíshǒuqiāng]
  - Zhuyin: ㄑㄩㄔˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: cyuchǐh shǒuciang
  - Wade–Giles: chʻü¹-chʻih³ shou³-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: chyū-chř shǒu-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chiuchyy shoouchiang
  - Palladius: цюйчи шоуцян (cjujči šoucjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰy⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂʰʐ̩²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: kuk¹ cek³ sau² coeng¹
  - Yale: kūk chek sáu chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: kuk⁷ tsek⁸ sau² tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: kug¹ cég³ seo² cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰʊk̚⁵ t͡sʰɛːk̚³ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡ʃʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

曲尺手槍

(chiefly Hong Kong) semi-automatic pistol; semi-automatic handgun
- 2018 June 26, am730, 鰂魚涌公園懷疑槍撃案警檢獲懷疑曲尺手槍 (Possible Active Shooter in Quarry Bay, Police Seized Possible Semi-automatic Pistol)‎:
  警方在太古城四期辦公大樓的大堂拘捕年約40歲的女疑犯，暫時未知其身份，警方在其身上搜出懷疑曲尺手槍，初步相信是真槍。 [MSC, trad.]
  警方在太古城四期办公大楼的大堂拘捕年约40岁的女疑犯，暂时未知其身份，警方在其身上搜出怀疑曲尺手枪，初步相信是真枪。 [MSC, simp.]
  Jǐngfāng zài Tàigǔchéng sì qī bàngōng dàlóu de dàtáng jūbǔ nián yuē 40 suì de nǚ yífàn, zànshí wèizhī qí shēnfèn, jǐngfāng zài qí shēnshàng sōu chū huáiyí qūchǐshǒuqiāng, chūbù xiàngxìn shì zhēn qiāng. [Pinyin]
  The Police arrested a female suspect in her 40s in the main hall of Taikoo Shing Phase 4's office building, and her identity is unknown. The police also found a suspected semi-automatic pistol from her, preliminarily believed to be a real firearm.
- 2020 June 10, The Stand News, 警拘洪水橋一家三口　檢曲尺手槍及390發子彈 (Police Arrests Three Family Members in Hung Shui Kiu, Seized Semi-automatic Pistol and 390 Rounds of Ammunition), title‎, archived from the original on 2021-06-25:
  警拘洪水橋一家三口檢曲尺手槍及390發子彈 [MSC, trad.]
  警拘洪水桥一家三口检曲尺手枪及390发子弹 [MSC, simp.]
  jǐng jū hóngshuǐqiáo yījiā sān kǒu jiǎn qūchǐshǒuqiāng jí 390 fā zǐdàn [Pinyin]
  The police arrests three family members in Hung Shui Kiu, seized semi-automatic pistol and 390 rounds of ammunition

References

梁振輝 (2018-12-11), “【粵語講呢啲】左輪．曲尺．陀鐵．劈炮”, in Wen Wei Po‎, retrieved 2021-06-25: “「曲尺」（Try Square）是木工、金工所用的兩邊成直角的尺，用以畫直角或檢測相鄰面是否垂直。由於香港警隊所用的另一款手槍「Glock」的外形像把「曲尺」（不是「Glock」的音譯），人們便叫這款手槍做「曲尺」了。”

[1] 梁振輝 (2018-12-11), “【粵語講呢啲】左輪．曲尺．陀鐵．劈炮”, in Wen Wei Po‎, retrieved 2021-06-25: “「曲尺」（Try Square）是木工、金工所用的兩邊成直角的尺，用以畫直角或檢測相鄰面是否垂直。由於香港警隊所用的另一款手槍「Glock」的外形像把「曲尺」（不是「Glock」的音譯），人們便叫這款手槍做「曲尺」了。”