粵

摱maan1雞gai1

maan1 gai1màn jīinferred

English

  1. Literally "pull cock", figuratively "the trigger of a gun".
  2. to pull the hammer (of a gun), to cock a gun. Literally: pull cock ----
  3. to pull the trigger (of a gun), to fire a gun.

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 手槍嘅扳機。咁叫係因為發音近似普通話嘅「扳機」。
  2. 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。
  3. 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

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