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		old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear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

  (Pinyin): lǎoqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄌㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

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• 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/

Noun

老槍

1. (Qing slang) a Russian