老槍
Chinese
old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 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
- Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)+
- Hanyu Pinyin: lǎoqiāng
- Zhuyin: ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
- Tongyong Pinyin: lǎociang
- Wade–Giles: lao3-chʻiang1
- Yale: lǎu-chyāng
- Gwoyeu Romatzyh: laochiang
- Palladius: лаоцян (laocjan)
- Sinological IPA (key): /lɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
- (Standard Chinese)+
Noun
老槍
- (Qing slang) a Russian