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躺着也中枪

tǎng zhe yě zhòng qiāngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-dbb7d12bf53810a1. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

躺著也中槍 躺着也中枪 [tang3 zhe5 ye3 zhong4 qiang1] /(Internet slang) (lit.) to get shot even though lying down; (fig.) to be unfairly targeted/

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Other forms in these source records: 躺著也中槍

  • 躺
    tǎng

    to recline / to lie down

  • 着
    zhāo

    a move in chess (Taiwan pr. [zhuó]) / trick; tactic / (dialect) okay; all right / (dialect) to put in; to add

    zháo

    to touch / to come in contact with / to feel / to be affected by / to catch fire / to burn / (coll.) to fall asleep / (after a verb) hitting the mark / succeeding in

    zhe

    aspect particle indicating action in progress or ongoing state

    zhuó

    to wear (clothes) / to contact / to use / to apply

  • 也
    yě

    also; too; as well; (not ...) either / (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a]

    Yě

    surname Ye

  • 中
    zhōng

    within; among; in / middle; center / while (doing sth); during / (dialect) OK; all right

    zhòng

    to hit (a target) / to be struck by (a bullet, illness etc) / to win (a prize or lottery)

    Zhōng

    (bound form) China; Chinese / surname Zhong

  • 枪
    qiāng

    gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支[zhī],把[bǎ],桿|杆[gǎn],條|条[tiáo],枝[zhī] / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots

    Qiāng

    surname Qiang

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.