水錶車
Chinese
water meter | vehicle on land; car; machine vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe | ||
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trad. (水錶車) | 水錶 | 車 | |
simp. (水表车) | 水表 | 车 |
Etymology
A reference to the legal consequence of taking photos of such trains; 查水錶/查水表 (chá shuǐbiǎo, literally “to read one's water meter”) is a slang meaning "to get oneself arrested".
Pronunciation
Noun
水錶車
- (Mainland China, rail transport, fandom slang) military train; confidential train