躺槍

Chinese

		to recline; to lie down	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (躺槍)		躺	槍
simp. (躺枪)		躺	枪

Etymology

Short for 躺著也中槍/躺着也中枪 (tǎng zhe yě zhòngqiāng, literally “to get shot even when one is lying down”).

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tǎngqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

---

• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tǎngqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tǎngciang
    • Wade–Giles: tʻang³-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: tǎng-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taangchiang
    • Palladius: танцян (tancjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

躺槍

1. (neologism, slang) to be undeservingly unfortunate (and be the unintentional target of criticism)