弩炮
nǔ pào
Pinyin

Definition

弩炮
 - 
nǔ pào
  1. catapult
  2. ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (4)

剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
弓弩
gōng nǔ
  1. 1 bow and crossbow
弩弓
nǔ gōng
  1. 1 crossbow
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
  1. 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. spent force

Idioms (2)

剑拔弩张
jiàn bá nǔ zhāng
  1. 1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
  2. 2 at daggers drawn
强弩之末
qiáng nǔ zhī mò
  1. 1 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. spent force

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