三八大蓋

Chinese

		three	eight	big; great; huge big; great; huge; large; major; wide; deep; oldest; eldest; doctor	cover; lid; top cover; lid; top; canopy; to build
trad. (三八大蓋)		三	八	大	蓋
simp. (三八大盖)		三	八	大	盖

Etymology

Named after the year in which this rifle was adopted by the Japanese Imperial Army, 1905 (the 38th year of the Meiji period), and the rifle's distinctive dust cover.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): sānbā dàgài

  (Zhuyin): ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānbā dàgài
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanba dàgài
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-pa¹ ta⁴-kai⁴
    • Yale: sān-bā dà-gài
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanba dahgay
    • Palladius: саньба дагай (sanʹba dagaj)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kaɪ̯⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: sānbādàgàir
    • Zhuyin: ㄙㄢ ㄅㄚ ㄉㄚˋ ㄍㄞˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: sanbadàgàir
    • Wade–Giles: san¹-pa¹-ta⁴-kai⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: sān-bā-dà-gàir
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: sanbadahgall
    • Palladius: саньбадагайр (sanʹbadagajr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /sän⁵⁵ pä⁵⁵ tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ kɑɻ⁵¹/

Noun

三八大蓋

1. (historical, colloquial) Type 38 rifle