打炮 (dǎ pào) — (literal) to fire a cannon; (slang, vulgar) to visit a brothel or engage in a specific sexual act
Definition
Literally 'fire a cannon'; also slang/vulgar for visiting a brothel (旧社会 / historical contexts). The crude sexual sense is informal — avoid in formal writing or polite speech.
verb
(literal) to fire a cannon(slang, vulgar) to visit a brothel or engage in a specific sexual act
Examples
- 打炮。Shì bīng men zài zhèn dì shàng dǎ pào.Soldiers are firing cannons on the battlefield.
- 。Tā men dǎ le yí pào jiù chè tuì le.They fired one cannon shot and then retreated.
- ，打炮。Zài jiù shè huì, shì bīng yǒu shí huì qù dǎ pào.In the old society, soldiers would sometimes go to visit brothels.
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