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Talking Chinese English Dictionary

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IDChineseTrad.PinyinPlainPYEnglish Definition
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1 pàopao4cannon; Classifiers: ; firecracker; variant of
2炮弹 炮彈 pào dànpao4 dan4artillery shell; Classifiers:
3大炮 大砲 pàoda4 pao4big gun; cannon; artillery; one who talks big; trad. form 大炮 also used; Classifiers:
4炮火 炮火 pào huǒpao4 huo3artillery barrage; gunfire
5鞭炮 鞭炮 biān pàobian1 pao4firecrackers; string of small firecrackers; Classifiers:
6炮兵 炮兵 pào bīngpao4 bing1artillery soldier; gunner
7三炮 三炮 sān pàosan1 pao4(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
8水炮车 水炮車 shuǐ pào chēshui3 pao4 che1water cannon vehicle, common name for specialized crowd management vehicle 人群管理特别用途车
9曲射炮 曲射砲 shè pàoqu1 she4 pao4curved-fire gun (mortar, howitzer etc)
10糖衣炮弹 糖衣炮彈 táng pào dàntang2 yi1 pao4 dan4sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences
11水炮 水炮 shuǐ pàoshui3 pao4water cannon
12花炮 花炮 huā pàohua1 pao4firecracker
13虎蹲炮 虎蹲砲 dūn pàohu3 dun1 pao4a short-barreled mortar; an ancient catapult
14号炮 號砲 hào pàohao4 pao4cannon used for signaling; signaling shot
15低音炮 低音炮 yīn pàodi1 yin1 pao4subwoofer
16嘴炮 嘴炮 zuǐ pàozui3 pao4(Internet slang) to mouth off; to shoot one's mouth off; sb who does that
17放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng hòu pàofang4 ma3 hou4 pao4to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
18放空炮 放空炮 fàng kōng pàofang4 kong1 pao4(lit.) to fire blank shots; (fig.) to be all talk and no action; to shoot one's mouth off; to make empty promises
19放大炮 放大炮 fàng pàofang4 da4 pao4to talk big; to shoot one's mouth off
20大炮打蚊子 大炮打蚊子 pào wén zida4 pao4 da3 wen2 zi5cannon fire to hit a mosquito; to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut
21大沽炮台 大沽砲臺 pào táiDa4 gu1 pao4 tai2Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
22打野炮 打野炮 pàoda3 ye3 pao4(slang) to have sex outdoors or in a public place
23打炮 打炮 pàoda3 pao4to open fire with artillery; to set off firecrackers; to make one's stage debut; (slang) to have sex; to masturbate
24磁轨炮 磁軌砲 guǐ pàoci2 gui3 pao4railgun
25长枪短炮 長槍短炮 cháng qiāng duǎn pàochang2 qiang1 duan3 pao4camera (jocular)

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