躺槍

Chinese

		to recline; to lie down	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (躺槍)		躺	槍
simp. (躺枪)		躺	枪

Etymology

Short for 躺著也中槍/躺着也中枪 (tǎng zhe yě zhòngqiāng, literally “to get shot even when one is lying down”).

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): tǎngqiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄊㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: tǎngqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄊㄤˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: tǎngciang
  - Wade–Giles: tʻang³-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: tǎng-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: taangchiang
  - Palladius: танцян (tancjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰɑŋ²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ t͡ɕʰjɑŋ⁵⁵/

Verb

躺槍

(neologism, slang) to be undeservingly unfortunate (and be the unintentional target of criticism)

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