打手槍

Chinese

		beat; strike; break beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen	pistol; handgun
trad. (打手槍/打手鎗)		打	手槍/手鎗
simp. (打手枪)		打	手枪

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dǎ shǒuqiāng

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): daa² sau² coeng¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎ shǒuqiāng [Phonetic: dáshǒuqiāng]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎ shǒuciang
    • Wade–Giles: ta³ shou³-chʻiang¹
    • Yale: dǎ shǒu-chyāng
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daa shoouchiang
    • Palladius: да шоуцян (da šoucjan)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dǎshǒuqiāngr [Phonetic: dáshǒuqiāngr]
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˇ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dǎshǒuciangr
    • Wade–Giles: ta³-shou³-chʻiang¹-ʼrh
    • Yale: dǎ-shǒu-chyāngr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daashoouchiangl
    • Palladius: дашоуцянр (dašoucjanr)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑ̃ɻ⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: daa² sau² coeng¹
    • Yale: dá sáu chēung
    • Cantonese Pinyin: daa² sau² tsoeng¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: da² seo² cêng¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /taː³⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

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. [Pinyin]

     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!” [Pinyin]

     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”. [Pinyin]

     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. [Pinyin]

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

Synonyms

Dialectal synonyms of 手淫 (“(of a male) to masturbate; to jerk off”) [map]

Variety	Location	Words edit
Formal (Written Standard Chinese)		手淫, 自慰, 自瀆, 自撫, 自淫
Northeastern Mandarin	Taiwan	打手槍, 打槍, 尻槍, 尻手槍, 尻尻, 尻, 自慰, DIY
	Singapore	打手槍, 打飛機
Jiaoliao Mandarin	Yantai (Muping)	擼鴨子, 擼管兒
Southwestern Mandarin	Liuzhou	打手銃
Cantonese	Hong Kong	打飛機, 打J, J, 打丁, 搵五姑娘, DIY
	Singapore (Guangfu)	打飛機
Hakka	Meixian	打手銃
	Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua)	打手銃, 打飛機
	Huidong (Daling)	打手銃
	Shaoguan (Qujiang)	打水銃
	Lianshan (Xiaosanjiang)	摸𡳞
	Changting	打手銃
	Wuping	搞𡳞
	Wuping (Pingyu)	搞𡳞
	Liancheng	打手銃
	Yudu	打手銃
	Ruijin	打手銃
	Shangyou (Shexi)	打手銃
	Miaoli (N. Sixian)	打手銃
	Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian)	打手槍
	Pingtung (Wuluo, Ligang; S. Sixian)	打手銃
	Kaohsiung (Meinong; S. Sixian)	打手銃
	Kaohsiung (Shanlin; S. Sixian)	打手銃
	Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu)	打手銃, 洩手銃
	Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu)	打手銃
	Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping)	打手銃, 洩手銃
	Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an)	打手銃, 洩手銃
Jin	Pingyao	耍㞗兒
Northern Min	Jian'ou	𢫦草屩
Southern Min	Xiamen	拍手銃
	Quanzhou	拍手銃
	Zhangzhou	拍手銃
	Zhao'an	拍手銃
	Taipei (Wanhua)	拍手銃
	Kaohsiung	拍手銃
	Yilan	拍手銃
	Changhua (Lukang)	拍手銃
	Taichung	拍手銃
	Taichung (Wuqi)	拍手銃
	Tainan	拍手銃
	Taitung	拍手銃
	Hsinchu	拍手銃
	Penghu (Magong)	拍手銃
	Penang (Hokkien)	拍手銃
	Singapore (Hokkien)	拍手銃
	Manila (Hokkien)	拍手銃
	Jieyang	敲手銃
	Leizhou	拍手銃
Wu	Shanghai	搓卵 dated
	Ningbo	打手銃
Xiang	Loudi	打手銃