回馬槍

Chinese

		to wheel one's horse around and retreat	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (回馬槍)		回馬	槍
simp. (回马枪)		回马	枪

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): huímǎqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ maa⁵ coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: huímǎqiāng
    • Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: huéimǎciang
    • Wade–Giles: hui²-ma³-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: hwéi-mǎ-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweimaachiang
    • Palladius: хуэймацян (xuejmacjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: wui⁴ maa⁵ coeng¹
    • Yale: wùih máh chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ maa⁵ tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ ma⁵ cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ maː¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

回馬槍

1. (chiefly in historical fictions) a surprise counterattack performed by a retreating cavalryman
2. a sudden returning (to the previous location, or resuming a previous progress)

Usage notes

• Mostly used with the verb 殺／杀 (shā).

  殺個回馬槍／杀个回马枪  ―  shā ge huímǎqiāng  ―  to return suddenly