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<< review queue entry 85335 - submitted by 'encn' >> synonym ------------------------- Editor: It seems there may be some confusion between the technical meaning of "barrel of a syringe" and how 针管 / 针筒 are actually used. Including some example usage, as you usually do, would have been helpful in sorting this out. BARREL "Identify the parts of a syringe. A syringe is made of 3 basic parts. Those parts include the barrel, the plunger, and the tip. [...] The barrel is the clear part in the middle that holds the medication. The barrel is marked with numbers and lines in a graduated manner. These help to guide you as you fill the syringe. [...] The plunger is the part of the syringe that you manipulate as you fill the syringe. The end of the plunger extends out from the bottom of the syringe, and gently glides inside the barrel. [...] The tip of the syringe is where the needle is attached. For reasons of safety and convenience, safety syringes, or all-in-one syringes, are available with the needle already attached." In contrast, the following examples show that 针管 / 针筒 denotes a complete syringe, not just the barrel. ZHENGUAN 幼儿园老师被曝用针管恐吓学生 Intimidation relies on the idea of injection; a detached barrel would not be threatening. 小針美容，則是將醫療用的液態矽藉針管打進人體。 "Inject into the body" requires a complete injecting device, not just a barrel. 1、 每天早晚，作为最后的护肤步骤使用。取一个珍珠粒(0.2g)大小量于指尖，采用8点「蝴蝶涂法」均匀点涂于眼底下方及面中部位，轻轻按摩直至吸收。 2、 可搭配眼膜使用时，先用小针管，再用眼膜。 Refers to a usable applicator; a barrel alone cannot be "used" as a step. 记者了解到，目前北京、广州、浙江等地的少数医院可为患者开具“肾上腺素注射液”（安瓿瓶装），价格约一百多元，保质期两年，但这并非预充式自动注射笔，需要患者或家属自行用针管抽取并注射，操作门槛与风险较高。因此，出于安全考虑，大多数医院医生一般不会为患者开具可带离医院自用的肾上腺素注射液处方。 "Draw up and inject" presupposes plunger + needle; a barrel alone cannot do this. ZHENTONG 本发明与医疗器材有关，尤指一种安全针筒。 "Safety syringe" implies a needle-safety mechanism; a barrel alone cannot be "safe". “如今装置可允许一人先准备针筒和药剂，另一人之后注射，让人力调派更灵活。” Preparing and injecting require a complete syringe, not a component. “三无”儿童针筒玩具线上热销 This is a syringe-shaped toy; "syringe barrel toy" would be nonsensical. From the same article: > 针筒看上去和医院使用的注射器几乎一样 Explicit equivalence with 注射器 (appearance). > 只需要用针筒把空气注入玩具中 Injecting air requires a whole syringe, not a barrel. 「說是拿針具給我們，其實是要給我們一些教育啦，」曾經多次在芳華的藥局拿針筒， What one "takes from a pharmacy" is a usable syringe, not a loose barrel. DICTIONARIES The following bilingual dictionaries include "syringe" for 针管, 针筒, or both: PLC, Grand Ricci, Key, ABC, Wiktionary, and New Century. I did not find "barrel of a syringe" as a gloss in any bilingual dictionary I consulted. MoE's definition of 針筒 likewise describes a complete injection device, explicitly mentioning the plunger and needle: 西醫注射器裝藥液的部分。...筒中有推壓器，前部裝有針頭，用來注射藥液。 Various Chinese dictionaries define 针管 / 针筒 in part-analytic terms (e.g. GF: 注射器上盛液体药剂的管子，用玻璃或塑料制成，上面有刻度), a wording that is repeated in other sources. However, this sense appears to be very marginal in actual usage. Notably, at least one dictionary that records this "barrel" sense illustrates it with an example that is itself highly contrived: 針管：注射器上盛藥液的管子，用玻璃或塑料製成，上面有刻度。 例：少了～，無法打針。 If one were missing *only* the barrel, this would already presuppose an abnormal, dismantled-device scenario. In natural usage, the example sentence would normally be understood as "without syringes, injections cannot be given", rather than as a reference to a missing syringe barrel. |
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- 針管 针管 [zhen1 guan3] /syringe/ # + 針管 针管 [[zhen1guan3]] /barrel (of a syringe)/ # + 針筒 针筒 [[zhen1tong3]] /barrel (of a syringe)/ # Editor: + 針管 针管 [[zhen1guan3]] /syringe/ + 針筒 针筒 [[zhen1tong3]] /syringe/ |