炮 (paau3) — cannon; big gun; mortar; firecracker in Cantonese
paau˗₃炮Mandarin Pinyin: pao4
Meaning of 炮
nouncannon; big gun; mortar; firecracker
nounprepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching
noun(verb) 1. concoct; (noun) (for police) gun
Example Sentences with 炮
ngoˏ₅我pek˗₃劈paau˗₃炮mˎ₄唔louˉ¹撈
I'm not working anymore
keoiˏ₅佢houˊ²好noengˎ₄娘paauˊ²炮wo˗₃喎
He's so effeminate.
mˎ₄唔houˊ²好gongˊ²講janˎ₄人noengˎ₄娘paauˊ²炮
Don't call people sissies.
keoiˏ₅佢go˗₃個joengˍ₆樣houˊ²好noengˎ₄娘paauˊ²炮
His appearance is very effeminate.
keoiˏ₅佢mˎ₄唔haiˍ₆係noengˎ₄娘paauˊ²炮
He's not a sissy.
Words Containing 炮
遠射炮jyun5 se6 paau3
a long range gun; long range artillery
燒枱炮siu1 toi4 paau3
strike the table in anger [also] 拍案（而起）
大炮友daai6 paau3 jau2
a liar
火箭炮fo2 zin3 paau3
bazooka; rocket artillery
炮仗頸paau3 zoeng2 geng2
short-tempered; hot-tempered; having an anxious or irritable temperament
打單炮daa2 daan1 paau3
single-handedly take action
炮轟paau3 gwang1
to attack by bomb, shell, or by violence
炮彈paau3 daan2
(artillery) shell
馬後炮maa5 hau6 paau3
belated / post-hoc action or advice; to offer a explanation after an event was over, after-the-fact, with perfect hindsight
炮台paau3 toi4
fort; fortified battery
炮仗paau3 zoeng2
firecrackers | [普]: 爆竹
炮位paau3 wai6
emplacement
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