小 钢 炮

xiǎo gāng pàodictionary entry

(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar / (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly / hot hatch (car) / (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)

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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:

小鋼砲 小钢炮 [xiao3 gang1 pao4] /(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar/(fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly/hot hatch (car)/(also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)/

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