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鳥niu5槍coeng1

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niu5 coeng1niǎo qiāng

English

  1. flintlock musket
  2. fowling piece (shotgun)
  3. air gun
  4. A type of gun used for bird hunting, usually fired with shotgun shells, so this term is often interpreted as "shotgun". Literally: bird gun

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 獵殺鳥類所用嘅槍,由於多數會使用散彈射擊,因此呢個詞亦經常等同於散彈槍咁用

Examples

  • 香港好多解款員都會用鳥槍做日常押送工作。

    Many armed security guards of cash transport in Hong Kong use shotgun in daily escort task.

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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