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燃烧瓶

rán shāo píngdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
Molotov cocktail
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-66e67c05b1e67ce3. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

燃燒瓶 燃烧瓶 [ran2 shao1 ping2] /Molotov cocktail/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 燃燒瓶

  • 燃
    rán

    to burn / to ignite / to light / fig. to spark off (hopes) / to start (debate) / to raise (hopes)

  • 烧
    shāo

    to burn / to set on fire / to heat (over a fire) / to boil (water, tea etc) / to braise / to cook / to prepare food / to run a fever / fever / (coll.) to become full of oneself / to get carried away

  • 瓶
    píng

    bottle / vase / pitcher / CL:個|个[gè] / classifier for wine and liquids

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.