手銃
Chinese
Pronunciation
Adjective
手銃
- (Min Nan) crude and rash
- (Xiamen, Zhangzhou and Taiwanese Hokkien) naughty; mischievous (usually said of a child)
Etymology 2
hand; convenient; ‑er | a gun; a pistol | ||
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trad. (手銃) | 手 | 銃 | |
simp. (手铳) | 手 | 铳 | |
variant forms | 手衝/手冲 手蟲/手虫 |
From the “pistol” sense above.
Pronunciation
Usage notes
- In Mainland China, the variant form 手冲 is found, and many people pronounce it as shǒuchōng. Its Traditional Chinese form listed above is inferred from the original pronunciation.
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