炮U+70AE9 STROKES
Entry·pron. pào
ㄆㄠˋ
“Cannon; artillery; firecracker; to sauté; to dry by heating; to roast or bake; to prepare herbal medicine by roasting.”
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- 鞭炮ㄅㄧㄢ ㄆㄠˋfirecrackers; a string of small firecrackers; often lit during celebrations such as Chinese New Year
- 大炮ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄠˋlarge-caliber artillery or cannon; a person who speaks aggressively and attacks forcefully
- 炮轟ㄆㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄥintense artillery bombardment; fierce verbal attack or criticism
- 槍炮ㄑㄧㄤ ㄆㄠˋfirearms and artillery; guns and cannons
- 炮彈ㄆㄠˋ ㄉㄢˋartillery shell; ammunition fired from a cannon
- 炮火ㄆㄠˋ ㄏㄨㄛˇartillery fire; gunfire; shells and ammunition
- 炮台ㄆㄠˋ ㄊㄞˊcoastal artillery fort; battery; fortified gun emplacement
- 蜂炮ㄈㄥ ㄆㄠˋa fireworks display of thousands of rockets mounted on a wooden frame resembling a honeycomb; famous in Yanshui, Tainan during Lantern Festival
- 一炮而紅ㄧ ㄆㄠˋ ㄦˊ ㄏㄨㄥˊto become famous overnight; to achieve instant success or recognition from a single action
- 如法炮製ㄖㄨˊ ㄈㄚˇ ㄆㄠˊ ㄓˋto follow a prescribed method; to do something the same way as before; to replicate an established process
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