号炮 (號砲)
hào pào
Pinyin

Definition

号炮 (號砲)
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hào pào
  1. cannon used for signaling
  2. signaling shot

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

信号
xìn hào
  1. 1 signal
炮
pào
  1. 1 variant: 炮 pào
号
háo
  1. 1 roar
  2. 2 cry
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè
号令
hào lìng
  1. 1 an order (esp. army)
  2. 2 bugle call expressing military order
  3. 3 verbal command
号码
hào mǎ
  1. 1 number
  2. 2 classifier: 堆 duī
  3. 3 classifier: 个 gè

Idioms (5)

丢轮扯炮
diū lún chě pào
  1. 1 lose a wheel, tear at the gun (idiom); flustered and confused in a panic
啼饥号寒
tí jī háo hán
  1. 1 hunger cries and cold roars (idiom); wretched poverty
狼号鬼哭
láng háo guǐ kū
  1. 1 lit. wolves howling, devils groaning (idiom); pathetic screams
发号施令
fā hào shī lìng
  1. 1 to boss people around (idiom)
炮火连天
pào huǒ lián tiān
  1. 1 cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war