daan6 haap6彈匣弹匣

Jyutpingdaan6 haap6

Yaledaahn haahp

Definition

A magazine; a container that holds and feeds cartridges to firearms.

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How it's used

Refers specifically to the detachable feeding device used in modern firearms. While sometimes confused with the clip, which is a simpler device used to load magazines, the term is used broadly in casual speech for any ammunition container that feeds a weapon. It is common to hear it paired with the verb 換 to describe the action of reloading.

Measure word

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Examples

nei5你gim2檢caa4查cing1清co2楚go3個daan2彈gaap2匣jap6入min6面jau5有mou5冇zi2子daan2彈mei6未aa4呀？

Have you checked clearly if there are bullets in the magazine yet?

le1呢zek3隻daan2彈gaap2匣kaak1卡zyu6住zo2咗，gaau2搞dou3到zi1支coeng1槍se6射m4唔ceot1出。

This magazine is stuck, which is why the gun won't fire.

Common phrases

wun6換daan2彈gaap2匣

to change the magazine

hung1空daan2彈gaap2匣

empty magazine

Common mistake

Avoid using this word for the internal fixed magazines found in older bolt action rifles, as those are typically referred to by different technical terms. Also, do not confuse it with the general term for ammunition, 子彈.