(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
sudden thrust (that catches the opponent off guard)
1. short spear (arch.)2. fig. trickery
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously
1. to be hit by a gun2. shot
volley of rifle fire; salvo
amateur pirated DVD, made e.g. by shooting a running movie
western style guns (in former times)
1. rifle (loanword)2. also written 来复枪
ancient spear-like weapon, decorated with a red tassel
traditional Chinese spear with a red tassel at the base of the spearhead
1. to play tricks2. to dupe
(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
1. (lit.) real swords and spears (idiom)2. (fig.) very much for real; genuine
(idiom) with real guns and live ammunition; (fig.) for real (involving genuine action rather than rehearsal, simulation or theory); (coll.) to have actual sex; to go all the way
“surrender and your life will be spared”
1. also written 轻机枪2. light machine gun
1. also written 重机枪2. heavy machine gun
枪打出头鸟 槍打出頭鳥 qiāng dǎ chū tóu niǎo 1. the shot hits the bird that pokes its head out (idiom)2. nonconformity gets punished
see 唇枪舌剑[chún qiāng shé jiàn]
1. to open fire2. to shoot a gun
1. bandits with guns2. an armed criminal3. a gunman