水錶車

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Chinese

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water meter
vehicle on land; car; machine
vehicle on land; car; machine; to shape with a lathe
 
trad. (水錶車) 水錶
simp. (水表车) 水表

Etymology

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A reference to the legal consequence of taking photos of such trains; 查水錶查水表 (chá shuǐbiǎo, literally “to read one's water meter”) is a slang meaning "to get oneself arrested".

Pronunciation

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Noun

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水錶車

  1. (Mainland China, rail transport, fandom slang) military train; confidential train