放炮 (fàng bāo) — to fire a gun or cannon; to have a tire blowout; (figurative) to shoot off one's mouth, to talk boastfully or recklessly
Definition
Literal sense: fire a gun or cannon (also 'blowout' for tires). Figuratively, it means to talk big or shoot one's mouth off — boasting wildly without backing.
verb
to fire a gun or cannonto have a tire blowout(figurative) to shoot off one's mouthto talk boastfully or recklessly
Examples
- 放炮。Tā zài shān shàng fàng bāo.He is firing a cannon on the mountain.
- ，。Jīn tiān fàng le yí gè pào, shēng yīn hěn xiǎng.Today a shot was fired, and the sound was very loud.
- 放炮，。Tā xǐ huan fàng bāo, dàn méi rén xiāng xìn tā de huà.He likes to shoot off his mouth, but nobody believes what he says.
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