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打炮

dǎ pàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate
Sources & editorial notes

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.

Source record: cd-2234ff1923a49723. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

打炮 打炮 [da3 pao4] /to open fire with artillery/to set off firecrackers/to make one's stage debut/(slang) to have sex/to masturbate/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 打
    dá

    (loanword) dozen / Taiwan pr. [dǎ]

    dǎ

    to hit / to strike / to fight / (in many expressions) a semantically light transitive verb used with various objects to form expressions with a wide range of meanings, e.g. 打傘|打伞[dǎ sǎn] "to hold an umbrella", 打電話|打电话[dǎ diàn huà] "to make a phone call", 打針|打针[dǎ zhēn] "to get an injection" / (coll.) from / since

  • 炮
    bāo

    to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating

    páo

    to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

    pào

    cannon / CL:座[zuò] / firecracker

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.