打手槍

Calque of Hokkien 拍手銃／拍手铳 (phah-chhiú-chhèng).

打⫽手槍 (verb-object)

1. (literally) to fire a handgun
   • 1932, 王獨清, “西施”, in 《獨清文藝論集》, Shanghai: 光華書局, page 39:

     與其學比劍，不如學打手鎗的好。 [MSC, trad.]
     与其学比剑，不如学打手枪的好。 [MSC, simp.]

     Yǔqí xué bǐjiàn, bùrú xué dǎ shǒuqiāng de hǎo.

     Rather than learning swordfighting, it is better to learn to fire a handgun.

   • 1960, 陈其通, edited by 李林, 《万水千山》, Shanghai: 上海文艺出版社, page 32:

     赵志方一手紧握鉄索，一手打着手枪，高声向战士們发命令：“扔手榴彈！” [MSC, simp.]
     趙志方一手緊握鐵索，一手打著手槍，高聲向戰士們發命令：“扔手榴彈！” [MSC, trad.]

     Zhào Zhìfāng yīshǒu jǐnwò tiěsuǒ, yīshǒu dǎzhe shǒuqiāng, gāoshēng xiàng zhànshìmen fā mìnglìng: “Rēng shǒuliúdàn!”

     Zhao Zhifang was holding on tight to the iron chain in one hand and firing a handgun with the other hand, while he commanded the warriors with a loud voice: "Throw the grenades!"

   • 2019 October 11, 唐国钦, 陈远杰, 刘蔼芸, “重庆建设工业集团试枪员周旺教您手枪射击的要领——让子弹飞得更准些”, in 《解放军报》, page 10:

     说到射击，我还是有点心得。要想打好手枪，关键就是一个字“稳”。 [MSC, simp.]
     說到射擊，我還是有點心得。要想打好手槍，關鍵就是一個字“穩”。 [MSC, trad.]

     Shuō dào shèjī, wǒ háishì yǒudiǎn xīndé. Yào xiǎng dǎhǎo shǒuqiāng, guānjiàn jiùshì yī ge zì “wěn”.

     When it comes to shooting, I do have some experience to share. If you want to fire a handgun well, the key is one word "steadiness".

2. (figurative, informal) to jerk off; to masturbate (of a male)
   • 1999 April, 李幼新, “世界之窗”, in 《世界電影》 [World Screen], number 364, page 205:

     電影的轉折，嫂嫂發現男僕Mundu在Biji面前看色情錄影帶打手槍。 [MSC, trad.]
     电影的转折，嫂嫂发现男仆Mundu在Biji面前看色情录影带打手枪。 [MSC, simp.]

     Diànyǐng de zhuǎnzhé, sǎosao fāxiàn nánpú Mundu zài Biji miànqián kàn sèqíng lùyǐngdài dǎ shǒuqiāng.

     At a transition of the film, the sister-in-law found male servant Mundu masturbating to a pornographic videotape in front of Biji.