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Definition
Short for sniper rifle, especially in video gaming contexts.
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How it's used
This term is almost exclusively used in the context of first-person shooter video games. It functions as a shorthand for 狙擊槍 and is rarely used to describe real-world military equipment. Using it in a serious or formal discussion about weapons would sound out of place.
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Common mistake
Do not use this to refer to a person who is a sniper; for a human sniper, use 狙擊手 instead.
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Grammar guides
- Directional complementsThe small words added after a verb to show direction of movement, like up, down, out, in, and back. Common in everyday Cantonese.
- DemonstrativesThis and that with 呢 and 嗰, the personal pronouns, and how 哋 turns I, you, and he into we, you all, and they.
- Resultative complementsSticking a result word onto a verb to show how it turned out, like eat until full or look and find. A productive everyday pattern.
