pào jī
to shell
to bombard
bombardment
biān pào
firecrackers
a string of small firecrackers
CL:枚[méi]
dà pào
big gun
cannon
artillery
one who talks big
trad. form 大炮 also used
CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]
pào hōng
to bombard
to bomb
trad. also written 炮轟
mǎ hòu pào
lit. firing after the horse
fig. belated action
giving advice in hindsight
pào bīng
artillery soldier
gunner
also written 炮兵
pào xiǎng
sound of gunfire
fig. news of momentous events
pào huǒ lián tiān
cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
kāi mén pào
firecrackers to open the door on the New Year
nǔ pào
catapult
ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)
Dà gū kǒu pào tái
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
fàng mǎ hòu pào
to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
Dà gū pào tái
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)
bā èr sān pào zhàn
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called second Taiwan strait crisis
pào ěr
trunnion
protrusions on either side of a cannon facilitating mounting and vertical pivot
also written 炮耳
hǔ dūn pào
a short-barreled mortar
an ancient catapult
Fó lǎng jī pào
Western (and so styled) cannon of the Ming era
also written 佛朗機炮|佛朗机炮
diū lún chě pào
lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
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