Chinese Character 砲 (paau3 paau4 baau3 | bo2 bao2 pao4 ) : [n] gun; cannon; artillery

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砲
paau3 paau4 baau3 bo2 bao2 pao4
[n] gun; cannon; artillery Stroke count: 10 Level: 3 Radical: 石 (#112) This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.
砲 / 炮
* This entry has been marked as UNSURE by an editor, so it may not be fully accurate * This character was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 and last edited on 30th Oct 2008
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鞭砲 bin1 paau3 bian1 pao4 = firecrackers 大砲 daai6 paau3 da4 pao4 = cannon; artillery 車大砲 ce1 daai6 paau3 che1 da4 pao4 = to boast; to brag; to talk big 粵砲手 paau3 sau2 pao4 shou3 = gunner 重砲 cung5 paau3 = heavy artillery 火砲 fo2 paau3 huo3 pao4 = cannon; gun; artillery 一砲多響 jat1 paau3 do1 hoeng2 yi1 pao4 duo1 xiang3 = (mahjong) Multiple winners allowed
Legend 國 : This term is used in Mandarin/Standard written Chinese, not Cantonese. 粵 : This term is used in Cantonese, not Mandarin/Standard written Chinese. No icon: This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

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Decimal representation of this word: 砲
Unicode code for this character: U+7832 (off-site link)

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