大炮 (dà pào) — (noun) artillery, cannon; (noun, colloquial) big talker, one who talks big
Definition
Two senses: literally a cannon/artillery (measure word 门), and colloquially a "big talker" — someone who boasts or makes empty claims.
noun
artillerycannon(noun, colloquial) big talkerone who talks big
Measure word · 门
Examples
- 大炮。Zhàn chǎng shàng de dà pào wēi lì hěn dà.The artillery on the battlefield is very powerful.
- ，大炮。Tā zǒng shuō néng zhuàn yì bǎi wàn, qí shí shì gè dà pào.He always says he can make a million, but he's actually a big talker.
- 大炮。Zhè zhī jūn duì pèi bèi le zuì xīn shì de dà pào.This army is equipped with the latest artillery.
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