老槍
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) | gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear | ||
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trad. (老槍) | 老 | 槍 | |
simp. (老枪) | 老 | 枪 | |
alternative forms | 老羌 | ||
Literally: “ol' shotgun”. |
Etymology
From the reported proficiency that Russians in Qing China had with shotguns, with 槍/枪 (qiāng) being short for 鳥槍/鸟枪 (niǎoqiāng). (Guo, 2010)
Pronunciation
Noun
老槍
- (Qing slang) a Russian