回馬槍

Chinese

		to wheel one's horse around and retreat	gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear
trad. (回馬槍)		回馬	槍
simp. (回马枪)		回马	枪

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): huímǎqiāng

(Zhuyin): ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
Cantonese (Jyutping): wui⁴ maa⁵ coeng¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: huímǎqiāng
  - Zhuyin: ㄏㄨㄟˊ ㄇㄚˇ ㄑㄧㄤ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: huéimǎciang
  - Wade–Giles: hui²-ma³-chʻiang¹
  - Yale: hwéi-mǎ-chyāng
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: hweimaachiang
  - Palladius: хуэймацян (xuejmacjan)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /xu̯eɪ̯³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: wui⁴ maa⁵ coeng¹
  - Yale: wùih máh chēung
  - Cantonese Pinyin: wui⁴ maa⁵ tsoeng¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: wui⁴ ma⁵ cêng¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /wuːi̯²¹ maː¹³ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

Noun

回馬槍

(chiefly in historical fictions) a surprise counterattack performed by a retreating cavalryman
a sudden returning (to the previous location, or resuming a previous progress)

Usage notes

Mostly used with the verb 殺／杀 (shā).
殺個回馬槍／杀个回马枪 ― shā ge huímǎqiāng ― to return suddenly

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