槍桿子

Chinese

		gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear	shaft
trad. (槍桿子)		槍	桿子
simp. (枪杆子)		枪	杆子

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānggǎnzi

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄢˇ ˙ㄗ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ gon¹ zi²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: qiānggǎnzi
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ ㄍㄢˇ ˙ㄗ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianggǎnzi̊h
    • Wade–Giles: chʻiang¹-kan³-tzŭ⁵
    • Yale: chyāng-gǎn-dz
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianggaan.tzy
    • Palladius: цянганьцзы (cjanganʹczy)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰi̯ɑŋ⁵⁵ kän²¹⁴ d͡z̥z̩⁴/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng¹ gon¹ zi²
    • Yale: chēung gōn jí
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ gon¹ dzi²
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ gon¹ ji²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰœːŋ⁵⁵ kɔːn⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/

Noun

槍桿子

1. (literally) barrel of a gun
2. (figuratively) arms; armed forces

   • 槍桿子裡面出政權 [MSC, trad.]
     枪杆子里面出政权 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1927, Mao Zedong

     qiānggǎnzi lǐmiàn chū zhèngquán [Pinyin]

     political power grows out of the barrel of a gun

   • 每個共產黨員都應懂得這個真理：“槍桿子裡面出政權”。我們的原則是黨指揮槍，而決不容許槍指揮黨。但是有了槍確實又可以造黨，八路軍在華北就造了一個大黨。還可以造幹部，造學校，造文化，造民眾運動。延安的一切就是槍桿子造出來的。槍桿子裡面出一切東西。 [MSC, trad.]
     每个共产党员都应懂得这个真理：“枪杆子里面出政权”。我们的原则是党指挥枪，而决不容许枪指挥党。但是有了枪确实又可以造党，八路军在华北就造了一个大党。还可以造干部，造学校，造文化，造民众运动。延安的一切就是枪杆子造出来的。枪杆子里面出一切东西。 [MSC, simp.]

     From: 1938 November 6; 毛澤東 (Mao Zedong), 《战争和战略问题》 (Problems of War and Strategy); English translation based on the Foreign Languages Press edition

     Měi ge gòngchǎndǎngyuán dōu yìng dǒngdé zhè ge zhēnlǐ: “Qiānggǎnzi lǐ miàn chū zhèngquán”. Wǒmen de yuánzé shì dǎng zhǐhuī qiāng, ér jué bù róngxǔ qiāng zhǐhuī dǎng. Dànshì yǒu le qiāng quèshí yòu kěyǐ zào dǎng, Bālùjūn zài Huáběi jiù zào le yīge dà dǎng. Hái kěyǐ zào gànbù, zào xuéxiào, zào wénhuà, zào mínzhòng yùndòng. Yán'ān de yīqiè jiùshì qiānggǎnzi zào chūlái de. Qiānggǎnzi lǐ miàn chū yīqiè dōngxī. [Pinyin]

     Every Communist must grasp the truth, "Political power grows out of the barrel of a gun." Our principle is that the Party commands the gun, and the gun must never be allowed to command the Party. Yet, having guns, we can create Party organizations, as witness the powerful Party organizations which the Eighth Route Army has created in northern China. We can also create cadres, create schools, create culture, create mass movements. Everything in Yenan has been created out of the barrel of a gun. All things grow out of the barrel of a gun.

See also

• 槍桿／枪杆 (qiānggǎn)