糖 弹

táng dàndictionary entry

sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences (abbr. for 糖衣炮彈|糖衣炮弹[táng yī pào dàn])

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

糖彈 糖弹 [tang2 dan4] /sugar-coated bullets, term used by Mao (originally in 1949) to refer to corrupting bourgeois influences (abbr. for 糖衣炮彈|糖衣炮弹[tang2 yi1 pao4 dan4])/

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Other forms in these source records: 糖彈

糖
táng
sugar / sweets / candy / CL:顆|颗[kē],塊|块[kuài]
弹
dàn
crossball / bullet / shot / shell / ball
tán
to pluck (a string) / to play (a string instrument) / to spring or leap / to shoot (e.g. with a catapult) / (of cotton) to fluff or tease / to flick / to flip / to accuse / to impeach / elastic (of materials)

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