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Chinese
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old; aged; venerable old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix) |
gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear |
| trad. (老槍)
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老
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槍
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| simp. (老枪)
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老
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枪
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| alternative forms
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老羌
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| Literally: “ol' shotgun”.
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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
Noun
老槍
- (Qing slang) a Russian