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袍 |
*buː |
袌 |
*buː, *buːs |
軳 |
*buː |
抱 |
*buːʔ |
勽 |
*buːs, *mɯnʔ |
菢 |
*buːs |
勹 |
*pruː |
包 |
*pruː |
胞 |
*pruː, *pʰruː |
苞 |
*pruː |
枹 |
*pruː, *bu, *bu |
飽 |
*pruːʔ |
泡 |
*pʰruː, *m̥ʰruːs, *bruː |
炮 |
*pʰruːs, *bruː |
皰 |
*pʰruːs, *bruːs |
疱 |
*pʰruːs, *bruːs |
跑 |
*bruː, *bruːɡ |
咆 |
*bruː |
庖 |
*bruː |
匏 |
*bruː |
刨 |
*bruː |
狍 |
*bruː |
炰 |
*bruː |
鉋 |
*bruː, *bruːs |
瓟 |
*bruː, *bruːɡ |
颮 |
*bruː, *pʰruːɡ |
鞄 |
*bruː, *bruːʔ, *bruːs, *pʰruːɡ |
鮑 |
*bruːʔ |
骲 |
*bruːʔ, *bruːs, *bruːɡ, *pʰoːɡ |
玸 |
*bu |
雹 |
*bruːɡ |
窇 |
*bruːɡ |
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Phono-semantic compound (形聲/形声, OC *pʰruːs, *bruː) : semantic 火 + phonetic 包 (OC *pruː).
Etymology 1
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Zhengzhang system (2003) |
Character |
炮 |
Reading # |
1/2 |
No. |
280 |
Phonetic component |
勹 |
Rime group |
幽 |
Rime subdivision |
1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
奅 |
Old Chinese |
/*pʰruːs/ |
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Note: phauh - "firecracker".
Definitions
炮
- large gun; cannon; artillery
- firecracker
- (Cantonese, colloquial) gun (Classifier: 支 c; 條/条 c; 轆/辘 c)
- (xiangqi) cannon: 🩥 (on the red side)
- Synonym: 🩬
- (Quanzhou Hokkien) to talk big
Usage notes
- (Chinese chess): This character is usually only used on the red side, but it may also be used for both sides in some sets. The same piece on the black side is often written as 砲 or 包.
Synonyms
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Variety
| Location
| Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
槍, 槍械, 槍支 |
Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
槍 |
Taiwan |
槍 |
Chifeng |
槍 |
Hulunbuir (Hailar) |
槍 |
Harbin |
槍 |
Shenyang |
槍 |
Singapore |
槍 |
Olginsky (Mikhaylovka) |
槍 |
Jilu Mandarin |
Tianjin |
槍 |
Tangshan |
槍 |
Cangzhou |
槍 |
Baoding |
槍 |
Shijiazhuang |
槍 |
Jinan |
槍 |
Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
槍 |
Qingdao |
槍 |
Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
槍 |
Wanrong |
槍 |
Zhengzhou |
槍 |
Xi'an |
槍 |
Xining |
槍 |
Xuzhou |
槍 |
Lanyin Mandarin |
Yinchuan |
槍 |
Lanzhou |
槍 |
Ürümqi |
槍 |
Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
槍 |
Chongqing |
槍 |
Wuhan |
槍 |
Guiyang |
槍 |
Kunming |
槍 |
Guilin |
槍 |
Liuzhou |
槍 |
Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
槍 |
Yangzhou |
槍 |
Nantong |
槍 |
Hefei |
槍 |
Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
槍 |
Hong Kong |
槍, 炮, 鐵 |
Taishan |
槍 |
Dongguan |
槍 |
Singapore (Guangfu) |
槍 |
Gan |
Lichuan |
槍 |
Pingxiang |
槍 |
Hakka |
Meixian |
槍 |
Yudu |
槍 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
銃仔 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
銃仔 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
銃仔 |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
銃 |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
銃 |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
銃 |
Huizhou |
Jixi |
槍 |
Shexian |
槍 |
Jin |
Taiyuan |
槍 |
Xinzhou |
槍 |
Linhe |
槍 |
Jining |
槍 |
Hohhot |
槍 |
Zhangjiakou |
槍 |
Handan |
槍 |
Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
槍, 銃 |
Matsu |
槍 |
Southern Min |
Xiamen |
銃, 銃支 |
Quanzhou |
銃, 銃支 |
Jinjiang |
銃 |
Zhangzhou |
銃, 銃支 |
Zhangpu |
銃 |
Tainan |
銃 |
Penang (Hokkien) |
銃 |
Singapore (Hokkien) |
銃, 銃支 |
Manila (Hokkien) |
銃 |
Shantou |
槍 |
Jieyang |
銃, 槍 |
Haikou |
槍 |
Puxian Min |
Putian |
銃 |
Xianyou |
銃 |
Southern Pinghua |
Nanning (Tingzi) |
槍 |
Wu |
Shanghai |
槍 |
Shanghai (Chongming) |
槍 |
Suzhou |
槍 |
Danyang |
槍 |
Hangzhou |
槍 |
Jinhua |
槍 |
Xiang |
Changsha |
槍 |
Loudi |
槍 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
槍 (“gun; firearm”)
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| Location
| Words |
Formal (Written Standard Chinese) |
鞭炮, 爆竹, 爆仗, 炮仗 |
Northeastern Mandarin |
Beijing |
炮仗, 炮, 炮銃 |
Taiwan |
鞭炮, 爆竹 |
Harbin |
炮仗 |
Singapore |
鞭炮 |
Jilu Mandarin |
Jinan |
爆仗 |
Jiaoliao Mandarin |
Yantai (Muping) |
鞭炮, 炮仗 |
Central Plains Mandarin |
Luoyang |
鞭炮 |
Xi'an |
炮, 鞭炮 |
Xining |
炮仗 |
Xuzhou |
鞭炮 |
Lanyin Mandarin |
Yinchuan |
鞭炮 |
Ürümqi |
炮仗子 |
Southwestern Mandarin |
Chengdu |
火炮兒, 爆竹, 鞭炮 |
Wuhan |
炮中, 鞭炮 |
Guiyang |
炮仗 |
Kunming |
炮仗 |
Liuzhou |
炮仗 |
Jianghuai Mandarin |
Nanjing |
炮仗 |
Yangzhou |
炮仗 |
Hefei |
炮仗 |
Cantonese |
Guangzhou |
炮仗 |
Hong Kong |
炮仗 |
Hong Kong (San Tin Weitou) |
炮仗, 連排 |
Hong Kong (Kam Tin Weitou) |
連排 |
Hong Kong (Ting Kok) |
爆仗 |
Hong Kong (Tung Ping Chau) |
爆仗 |
Macau |
炮仗 |
Guangzhou (Panyu) |
炮仗 |
Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) |
炮仗 |
Guangzhou (Conghua) |
炮仗 |
Guangzhou (Zengcheng) |
炮仗 |
Foshan |
炮仗 |
Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) |
炮上 |
Foshan (Shunde) |
炮仗 |
Foshan (Sanshui) |
炮仗 |
Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) |
炮仗 |
Zhongshan (Shiqi) |
炮仗 |
Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) |
炮仗 |
Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) |
炮仗 |
Zhuhai (Doumen) |
炮仗 |
Jiangmen (Baisha) |
炮仗 |
Jiangmen (Xinhui) |
炮仗 |
Taishan |
炮仗 |
Kaiping (Chikan) |
炮仗 |
Enping (Niujiang) |
炮仗 |
Heshan (Yayao) |
炮仗 |
Dongguan |
炮仗 |
Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) |
炮仗 |
Qingyuan |
炮仗 |
Fogang |
炮仗 |
Yingde (Hanguang) |
炮仗 |
Yangshan |
紙炮 |
Lianshan (Butian) |
紙炮 |
Lianzhou (Qingshui Sihui) |
紙炮 |
Shaoguan |
炮仗 |
Shaoguan (Qujiang) |
炮仗 |
Renhua |
炮仗 |
Lechang |
炮仗 |
Zhaoqing (Gaoyao) |
炮仗 |
Sihui |
炮仗 |
Guangning |
炮仗 |
Deqing |
炮仗 |
Huaiji |
炮仗 |
Fengkai (Nanfeng) |
炮仗 |
Yunfu |
炮仗 |
Xinxing |
炮仗 |
Luoding |
炮仗 |
Yunan (Pingtai) |
炮仗 |
Yangjiang |
炮仗 |
Danzhou |
炮仗 |
Kuala Lumpur (Guangfu) |
炮仗 |
Singapore (Guangfu) |
炮仗 |
Yangon (Taishan) |
炮仗 |
Mandalay (Taishan) |
炮仗 |
Gan |
Nanchang |
爆竹 |
Lichuan |
炮竹 |
Pingxiang |
爆竹 |
Hakka |
Meixian |
紙炮仔 |
Huizhou (Huicheng Bendihua) |
炮仗 |
Dongguan (Qingxi) |
炮仗 |
Boluo (Bendihua) |
炮仗 |
Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) |
炮仗 |
Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) |
紙炮 |
Heyuan (Bendihua) |
紙炮, 火炮 |
Longchuan (Tuocheng Bendihua) |
炮仗, 紙炮 |
Heping (Linzhai Bendihua) |
炮仗, 紙炮 |
Lianping (Longjie Bendihua) |
紙炮 |
Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) |
鞭炮 |
Yudu |
鞭炮, 爆竹 |
Miaoli (N. Sixian) |
爆竹, 紙炮, 紙炮仔 |
Pingtung (Neipu; S. Sixian) |
爆竹, 紙炮 |
Hsinchu County (Zhudong; Hailu) |
爆竹, 紙炮 |
Taichung (Dongshi; Dabu) |
爆竹, 紙炮 |
Hsinchu County (Qionglin; Raoping) |
爆竹, 紙炮 |
Yunlin (Lunbei; Zhao'an) |
爆竹, 炮 |
Hong Kong |
爆仗 |
Senai (Huiyang) |
炮仗 |
Huizhou |
Jixi |
爆竹 |
Jin |
Taiyuan |
炮仗, 炮, 鞭炮 |
Northern Min |
Jian'ou |
爆仗, 百仗 |
Eastern Min |
Fuzhou |
炮仗, 炮 |
Southern Min |
Xiamen |
炮仔, 炮 |
Quanzhou |
炮仔, 炮 |
Zhangzhou |
炮仔, 炮 |
Taipei |
炮仔, 炮 |
Kaohsiung |
炮仔, 炮 |
Penang (Hokkien) |
炮 |
Singapore (Hokkien) |
炮 |
Chaozhou |
碰鰾 |
Shantou |
碰鰾 |
Shantou (Chenghai) |
碰鰾 |
Shantou (Chaoyang) |
碰鰾 |
Jieyang |
碰鰾 |
Johor Bahru (Teochew) |
碰鰾 |
Singapore (Teochew) |
碰鰾 |
Leizhou |
炮仗, 炮仔 |
Wenchang |
炮仗 |
Southern Pinghua |
Nanning (Tingzi) |
炮竹 |
Wu |
Shanghai |
炮仗, 鞭炮 |
Suzhou |
炮仗 |
Danyang |
炮仗 |
Hangzhou |
炮仗 |
Ningbo |
炮仗 |
Wenzhou |
炮仗 |
Jinhua |
炮仗 |
Xiang |
Changsha |
炮竹, 鞭子 |
Loudi |
爆竹子 |
Shuangfeng |
爆竹 |
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Dialectal synonyms of
鞭炮 (“firecrackers”)
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Coordinate terms
- (Chinese chess pieces) 帥/帅 (shuài) / 將/将, 仕 (shì) / 士 (shì), 相 / 象 (xiàng), 俥/伡 / 車/车, 傌 / 㐷 / 馬/马 (mǎ), 炮 / 砲/炮, 兵 (bīng) / 卒
Compounds
- 一炮而紅/一炮而红 (yīpào'érhóng)
- 亂放炮/乱放炮
- 信炮
- 加農炮/加农炮 (jiānóngpào)
- 午炮
- 反坦克炮
- 吹大炮 (chuī dàpào)
- 啞炮/哑炮
- 嘴炮 (zuǐpào)
- 土炮 (tǔpào)
- 大炮 (dàpào)
- 娘炮 (niángpào)
- 小鋼炮/小钢炮
- 平射炮
- 快炮
- 打炮 (dǎpào)
- 打炮戲/打炮戏
- 打隔山炮
- 打頭炮/打头炮 (dǎtóupào)
- 排炮
- 摔炮
- 攻炮城
- 放冷炮
- 放炮 (fàngpào)
- 放空炮
- 放花炮
- 放鞭炮
- 放響炮/放响炮
- 曲射炮
- 榴彈炮/榴弹炮 (liúdànpào)
- 榴炮
- 機關炮/机关炮 (jīguānpào)
- 步兵炮
- 沖天炮/冲天炮
- 火炮 (huǒpào)
- 火箭炮 (huǒjiànpào)
- 炮仗 (pàozhang)
- 炮位
- 炮兵 (pàobīng)
- 炮兵學校/炮兵学校
- 炮口
- 炮塔 (pàotǎ)
- 炮壘/炮垒
- 炮子兒/炮子儿
- 炮山河 (Pàoshān Hé)
- 炮彈/炮弹 (pàodàn)
- 炮戰/炮战 (pàozhàn)
- 炮手 (pàoshǒu)
- 炮打燈兒/炮打灯儿
- 炮擊/炮击 (pàojī)
- 炮操
- 炮樓/炮楼 (pàolóu)
- 炮火 (pàohuǒ)
- 炮火連天/炮火连天
- 炮灰 (pàohuī)
- 炮目線/炮目线
- 炮眼 (pàoyǎn)
- 炮竹 (pàozhú)
- 炮竹紅/炮竹红
- 炮筒子
- 炮臺/炮台 (pàotái)
- 炮艇
- 炮艦/炮舰 (pàojiàn)
- 炮衣
- 炮身
- 炮車/炮车
- 炮轟/炮轰 (pàohōng)
- 炮銅/炮铜
- 炮銃/炮铳
- 炮門/炮门
- 當頭炮/当头炮 (dāngtóupào)
- 盒子炮 (hézipào)
- 禮炮/礼炮 (lǐpào)
- 窩裡炮/窝里炮
- 窩裡發炮/窝里发炮
- 第一炮
- 糖衣炮彈/糖衣炮弹 (tángyī pàodàn)
- 船堅炮利/船坚炮利 (chuánjiānpàolì)
- 艦炮/舰炮
- 花炮 (huāpào)
- 蜂炮
- 起身炮
- 車大炮/车大炮
- 軌道炮/轨道炮
- 迫擊炮/迫击炮
- 連珠炮/连珠炮
- 重炮
- 重炮手
- 金門炮戰/金门炮战
- 開炮/开炮
- 開頭炮/开头炮
- 霹靂炮/霹雳炮
- 鞭炮 (biānpào)
- 風雷火炮/风雷火炮
- 馬後炮/马后炮 (mǎhòupào)
- 高射炮 (gāoshèpào)
- 鳴炮/鸣炮 (míngpào)
- 鹽水蜂炮/盐水蜂炮
Descendants
Others:
- → Tuvan: боо (boo)
- Mongolic:
- → Buryat: буу (buu)
- → Daur: pau
- → Dongxiang: pao
- → Kalmyk: бу (bu)
- → Mongolian: ᠪᠤᠤ (buu) / буу (buu)
- Tungusic:
- → Manchu: ᡦᠣᠣ (poo)
- → Nanai: пао (pao)
- → Orok: пау (pau)
- → Ulch: пау
- → Nivkh: пʼау (pʼau)
Etymology 2
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炮 |
Reading # |
2/2 |
No. |
286 |
Phonetic component |
勹 |
Rime group |
幽 |
Rime subdivision |
1 |
Corresponding MC rime |
庖 |
Old Chinese |
/*bruː/ |
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Etymology 3
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炮: Hán Nôm readings: pháo, than, bác, bào
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