矢

Pictogram (象形) – an arrow. More recognizable in older forms. Compare 畀 and 至. See also the bottom component of 睪 and the original versions of 弗 and 𢦏.
; arrow
; to swear, to vow

The way to Zhou was like a whetstone,
And straight as an arrow.

The Classic of Poetry, c. 11ᵗʰ – 7ᵗʰ centuries BCE, translated based on James Legge's version

周道如砥，其直如矢。


箭

→ Vietnamese: tên

Phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ʔslens): semantic 竹 (“bamboo”) + phonetic 前 (OC *zleːn).

Han compound

(archery, weaponry) arrow (Classifier: 支 m c mn)


雷

Ancient simplification of 靁, which was a phono-semantic compound (形聲 /形声, OC *ruːl): semantic 雨 (“rain”) + phonetic 畾 (OC *ruːl).
The Northern Min initial s- may be due to the loss of a pre-initial which might have been a velar considering dialect forms in Henan, Hebei and Shanxi, e.g. Taiyuan Jin 忽雷 (hueh4 lui1) (Schuessler, 2007).
Perhaps from Sino-Tibetan. Compare Mizo râwl (“voice; cry (of an animal); sound”), Tibetan ཁྲོལ (khrol).
* (spoiler): Clipping of 捏他八雷 (niētābāléi), from Japanese ネタバレ (netabare).
* (loyalty): by homophony of 二 (ji⁶, “two”) and 義 /义 (ji⁶, “spirit of loyalty”).
* (to lay off): from Phono-semantic matching of English lay off.

psm

畾
𡈶
𩇓
𤴐
𩂩
𤳳
䨓
𩄣
靁
㗊
𤴑

魚雷／鱼雷

手雷

雷區／雷区 ― léiqū ― minefield

排雷 ― páiléi ― to demine

(military, weaponry, in compounds) explosive device; mine

雲

basic weather words shared by most dialects


左輪

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun²³/

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ lɵn²¹⁻³⁵/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡so⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun¹³/

/t͡so⁵³⁻⁴⁴ lun²⁴/

/t͡sɤ⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ lun²³/

(firearms) short for 左輪手槍／左轮手枪 (zuǒ lún shǒuqiāng, “revolver”)


短刀

CJKV/code

Sino-Xenic (短刀):
* → Japanese: 短刀(たんとう) (tantō)
* → Korean: 단도(短刀) (dando)
* → Vietnamese: đoản đao (短刀)

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to³³/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴⁴/

/tu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ to³³/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁵³⁻⁴⁴ to⁴⁴/

/te⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ tɤ⁴⁴/

(weaponry) short knife; short sword; dagger


火器

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/fɔː³⁵ hei̯³³/

/xu̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi⁵¹/

/fɔː³⁵ hei̯³³/


手槍

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰĩõ³³/

/ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵²⁻³⁵ t͡sʰĩõ³³/


直刀

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

/ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/


巴祖卡

/pä⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paː⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/

/pä⁵⁵ t͡su²¹⁴⁻³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/paː⁵⁵ t͡sou̯³⁵ kʰaː⁵⁵/


彈頭

/tän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/tän⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/taːn²²⁻³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

/tän⁵¹ tʰoʊ̯³⁵/

/tän⁵¹ tʰɤʊ̯ɻʷ³⁵/

/taːn²²⁻³⁵ tʰɐu̯²¹/

(weaponry) payload of a projectile fired from a weapon (the part of a projectile that is not concerned with propulsion or guidance)


蒺藜

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li³⁵/

/t͡sɐt̚² lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²³/

/t͡ɕi³⁵ li³⁵/

/t͡sɐt̚² lɐi̯²¹/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚²⁴⁻² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/t͡sit̚¹²¹⁻²¹ le¹³/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²⁴/

/t͡siɪk̚⁴⁻³² le²³/

/t͡sit̚⁴⁻³² le²³/


箭矢

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/

/t͡ɕi̯ɛn⁵¹ ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/t͡siːn³³ t͡sʰiː³⁵/


電磁脈衝

ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄘˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥ

ㄉㄧㄢˋ ㄘˊ ㄇㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄥ

дяньцы майчун

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² t͡sʰiː²¹ mɐk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/ti̯ɛn⁵¹ t͡sʰz̩³⁵ maɪ̯⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

/tiːn²² t͡sʰiː²¹ mɐk̚² t͡sʰʊŋ⁵⁵/

electromagnetic pulse
electromagnetic pulse


左輪手槍

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

ㄗㄨㄛˇ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄕㄡˇ ㄑㄧㄤ

цзо лунь шоуцян

/t͡su̯ɔ²¹⁴⁻²¹ lu̯ən³⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ lɵn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sɔː³⁵ lɵn²¹ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵/

From the fact that the cylinder is usually designed to swing out to the left, as most people are right-handed and use the left hand to load the cylinder.


手銃

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/su³¹ t͡sʰuŋ⁵⁵/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵⁵⁴⁻²⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ⁴¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ¹¹/

/t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡sʰiɪŋ²¹/


金手指

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

ging¹ ciu³ zai³ [Phonetic:ging⁵ niu⁵ lai³]

/kiŋ⁵³³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))niu⁴⁵³⁻¹¹ ^((t͡s-))lai⁴⁵³/

ging¹ ciu³ zai³ [Phonetic:ging⁵ niu⁵ nai³]

/kiŋ⁵⁴⁴⁻²¹ ^((t͡sʰ-))niu³³²⁻²¹ ^((t͡s-))nai³³²/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

/t͡ɕin⁵⁵ ʂoʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ʈ͡ʂʐ̩²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

/kɐm⁵⁵ sɐu̯³⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁴¹⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁴¹/

/kim⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡sʰiu⁵³⁻⁴⁴ t͡si⁵³/

itchy trigger finger
itchy trigger finger

(firearms, slang) itchy trigger finger; the unsafe practice of holding a firearm's trigger while not expecting to shoot


燧發

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

/su̯eɪ̯⁵¹ fä⁵⁵/

(attributive, firearms) using or related to the flintlock mechanism


皮卡汀尼導軌

ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

ㄆㄧˊ ㄎㄚˇ ㄊㄧㄥ ㄋㄧˊ ㄉㄠˇ ㄍㄨㄟˇ

Пикатинни даогуй

/pʰi³⁵ kʰä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tʰiŋ⁵⁵ ni³⁵ tɑʊ̯²¹⁴⁻³⁵ ku̯eɪ̯²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Partial calque of English Picatinny rail.


擊針

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/kɪk̚⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/

/t͡ɕi⁵⁵ ʈ͡ʂən⁵⁵/

/kɪk̚⁵ t͡sɐm⁵⁵/


彈巢

/tän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/taːn²² t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

/tän⁵¹ ʈ͡ʂʰɑʊ̯³⁵/

/taːn²² t͡sʰaːu̯²¹/

(firearms) cylinder (part of revolver that contains chambers for the cartridges)


箭支

/t͡siŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi⁵⁴⁴/

/t͡siŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi⁵³³/

/t͡siŋ⁴²⁻⁵⁵ ⁽ᵏ⁻⁾ŋi⁵⁴⁴/