炮 paau³ {pào}

(verb) 1. concoct; (noun) (for police) gun

砲〔炮〕 {pào}

1. cannon
2. CL: 座
3. firecracker

炮 paau³ {pào}

1. cannon
2. CL: 座
3. firecracker

炮 paau³ {páo}

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

炮 paau³ {bāo}

1. to sauté
2. to fry
3. to dry by heating

炮火 paau³ fo² {pào huǒ}

(noun) (figurative) War

炮灰 paau³ fui¹ {pào huī}

leftovers; insignificant remains

炮樓〔-楼〕 paau³ lau⁴ {pào lóu}

a gun blockhouse; a firing fort; a gun tower

炮仔 paau³ zai² {bāo zǐ}

gangster's term for a gun

炮仗 paau³ zoeng² {pào zhang}

firecracker(s) or firework(s)

炮竹 paau³ zuk¹ {pào zhú}

fire crackers

炮兵 paau³ bing¹ {pào bīng}

1. artillery soldier
2. gunner

炮釺〔-钎〕 paau³ cin¹ {pào qiān}

1. a drill
2. a hammer drill for boring through rock
3. same as 釺子

炮彈〔-弹〕 paau³ daan² {pào dàn}

1. artillery shell
2. CL: 枚

炮火 paau³ fo² {pào huǒ}

1. artillery barrage
2. gunfire

炮灰 paau³ fui¹ {pào huī}

cannon fodder

炮擊〔-击〕 paau³ gik¹ {pào jī}

1. to shell
2. to bombard
3. bombardment

炮轟〔-轰〕 paau³ gwang¹ {pào hōng}

1. to bombard
2. to bomb
3. (fig.) to criticize
4. to roast

砲響〔炮响〕 paau³ hoeng² {pào xiǎng}

1. sound of gunfire
2. fig. news of momentous events

炮友 paau³ jau² {pào yǒu}

1. fuck buddy
2. friend with benefits

炮耳 paau³ ji⁵ {pào ěr}

1. trunnion
2. protrusions on either side of a cannon facilitating mounting and vertical pivot

炮艦〔-舰〕 paau³ laam⁶ {pào jiàn}

1. gunboat
2. gunship

炮煉〔-炼〕 paau³ lin⁶ {páo liàn}

to parch and refine medicinal herbs

炮烙 paau³ lok³ {páo lào}

the hot pillar (ancient Chinese torture instrument)

砲手〔炮-〕 paau³ sau² {pào shǒu}

1. gunner
2. artillery crew

炮塔 paau³ taap³ {pào tǎ}

gun turret

砲艇〔炮-〕 paau³ teng⁵ {pào tǐng}

gunboat

砲臺〔炮台〕 paau³ toi⁴ {pào tái}

1. fort
2. battery

炮製〔-制〕 paau⁴ zai³ {páo zhì}

1. to concoct
2. to invent
3. to fabricate
4. to produce
5. to process
6. processing and curing (Chinese medicine)

炮台山 paau³ toi⁴ saan¹ {pào tái shān}

Fortress Hill, a town situated in northern Hong Kong Island in Hong Kong

炮仗頸〔--颈〕 paau³ zoeng² geng² {pào zhang jǐng}

(slang) hot -tempered; irritable temper; fiery temperament

炮兒局〔-儿-〕 paau³ ji⁴ guk⁶ {pào r jú}

police station (Beijing slang)

砲火連天〔炮-连-〕 paau³ fo² lin⁴ tin¹ {pào huǒ lián tiān}

cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war