摱雞
maan1 gai1màn jīinferred
English
- Literally "pull cock", figuratively "the trigger of a gun".
- to pull the hammer (of a gun), to cock a gun. Literally: pull cock ----
- to pull the trigger (of a gun), to fire a gun.
粵語 — Cantonese
- 手槍嘅扳機。咁叫係因為發音近似普通話嘅「扳機」。
- 拉後手槍嘅擊鎚至待發位置。由於撃鎚外形似雞咀同雞冠,所以咁樣叫。
- 引伸指扣動手槍嘅扳機發射子彈。
Examples
喺美國要攞槍牌一定要學識點操作條扳雞。
In the USA, if you want to get a gun license, then you must first learn how to control a gun's trigger.
Sources: rime-cantonese, synthesized, words.hk