打靶

Chinese

 
beat; strike; break
beat; strike; break; mix up; build; fight; fetch; make; tie up; issue; shoot; calculate; since; from; dozen
target; mark
simp. and trad.
(打靶)

Pronunciation


Verb

打⫽靶 (verb-object)

  1. to shoot at a target
  2. (Cantonese, Hakka, Liuzhou Mandarin) to execute by firing squad; to shoot dead
    打靶 [Cantonese, trad. and simp.]
    zuk1 keoi5 heoi3 daa2 baa2 laa1! [Jyutping]
    He/she deserves death penalty! (literally, “He/she should be caught and executed by shooting!”)
  3. (Hong Kong Cantonese, finance) to suspend trading of futures, options or warrants due to expiry or being exercised

Synonyms

Derived terms

  • 打靶仔
  • 打靶場打靶场
  • 打靶鬼 (dǎbǎguǐ)
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