老槍

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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old; aged; venerable; outdated; experienced; (affectionate prefix)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)
simp. (老枪)
alternative forms 老羌
Literally: “ol' shotgun”.

Etymology

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From the reported proficiency that Russians in Qing China had with shotguns, with (qiāng) being short for 鳥槍鸟枪 (niǎoqiāng). (Guo, 2010)

Pronunciation

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Noun

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老槍

  1. (Qing slang) a Russian