concealed sleeve arrow; spring-loaded dart
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concealed arrow hidden in the sleeve; spring-loaded sleeve dart
A type of hidden weapon used in ancient Chinese martial arts, typically launched by a spring mechanism concealed within the sleeve.
Gǔ古
dài代
cì刺
kè客
cháng常
yòng用
xiù袖
jiàn箭
jìn进
xíng行
àn暗
shā杀
。
Ancient assassins often used sleeve arrows to carry out assassinations.
Tā他
shǒu手
wàn腕
yī一
fān翻
，
yī一
zhī支
xiù袖
jiàn箭
shè射
xiàng向
mù目
biāo标
。
With a flick of his wrist, he shot a sleeve arrow toward the target.
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Zhè这
zhǒng种
xiù袖
jiàn箭
jiè借
zhe着
tán弹
huáng簧
de的
lì力
liàng量
fā发
shè射
，
shè射
chéng程
kě可
dá达
shù数
mǐ米
。
This type of sleeve arrow is launched using spring power and has a range of several meters.