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大炮

dà pàodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
big gun / cannon / artillery / one who talks big / CL:門|门[mén],尊[zūn]
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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.

Source record: cd-ff8c72ab0515e674. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

大砲 大炮 [da4 pao4] /big gun/cannon/artillery/one who talks big/CL:門|门[men2],尊[zun1]/

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Other forms in these source records: 大砲

  • 大
    dà

    big / large / great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[dà jiě]) / greatly / freely / fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

    dài

    see 大夫[dài fu]

  • 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.