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打横炮

dǎ héng pàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to butt in / to interfere / to make things difficult
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-6c2e74e3c3855b65. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

打橫炮 打横炮 [da3 heng2 pao4] /to butt in/to interfere/to make things difficult/

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Reference information

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Other forms in these source records: 打橫炮

  • 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

  • 横
    héng

    horizontal / across / crosswise / horizontal stroke (in Chinese characters) / to place (sth) flat (on a surface) / to cross (a river, etc) / in a jumble / chaotic / (in fixed expressions) harsh and unreasonable / violent

    hèng

    harsh and unreasonable / unexpected

  • 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.