花枪 (huā qiāng) — short spear (historical weapon); trickery; deceitful tactics
Definition
花枪 is a set phrase with two meanings: literally a short spear (weapon), and figuratively 'trickery' in the fixed expression 耍花枪 ('play tricks, be evasive'). It is not used as a general synonym for 欺骗.
noun
short spear (historical weapon)trickerydeceitful tactics
Measure word · 杆
Examples
- ，花枪。Zài gǔ dài, shì bīng cháng yòng huā qiāng zuò zhàn.In ancient times, soldiers often used short spears in battle.
- 花枪，。Tā xǐ huan shuǎ huā qiāng, shuō huà cóng lái bù zhí jiē.He likes to play tricks and never speaks directly.
- 花枪，。Bié shuǎ huā qiāng le, zhí jiē gào sù wǒ zhēn xiàng ba.Stop playing games — just tell me the truth.
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