砲〔炮〕 {pào}

1. cannon
2. CL: 座
3. firecracker

砲響〔炮响〕 paau³ hoeng² {pào xiǎng}

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

砲手〔炮-〕 paau³ sau² {pào shǒu}

1. gunner
2. artillery crew

砲艇〔炮-〕 paau³ teng⁵ {pào tǐng}

gunboat

砲臺〔炮台〕 paau³ toi⁴ {pào tái}

1. fort
2. battery

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