I asked my son, who speaks Mandarin. He said, "The only thing that comes to
mind immediately would be dzou kai. Which basically means 'get away'."

"Darkstar" wrote in message
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Any zhongwen speaking ppl over here?
How do you call out "Clear prop!" in Mandarin when you mean "Keep away
from the prop -- I'm starting the engine." Used as a standard phrase
when flying small planes (Cessna, YAK, etc). Don't ask me why I need
this. I do! It's a principle! :-)