左輪手槍
Chinese
| left | wheel; gear; (by) turn wheel; gear; (by) turn; rotate |
pistol; handgun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| trad. (左輪手槍) | 左 | 輪 | 手槍 | |
| simp. (左轮手枪) | 左 | 轮 | 手枪 | |
| Literally: “left wheel handgun”. | ||||
Etymology
From the fact that the cylinder is usually designed to swing out to the left, as most people are right-handed and use the left hand to load the cylinder.
Pronunciation
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: zuǒ lún shǒuqiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: zuǒ lún shǒuciang
- Wade–Giles: tso3 lun2 shou3-chʻiang1
- Yale: dzwǒ lwún shǒu-chyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tzuoo luen shoouchiang
- Palladius: цзо лунь шоуцян (czo lunʹ šoucjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
- Jyutping: zo2 leon4 sau2 coeng1
- Yale: jó lèuhn sáu chēung
- Cantonese Pinyin: dzo2 loen4 sau2 tsoeng1
- Guangdong Romanization: zo2 lên4 seo2 cêng1
- Sinological IPA (key): /t͡sɔː³⁵ lɵn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)+
Noun
左輪手槍