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大砲

简大炮 · 繁大砲

Mandarin · pinyin dà pào

big gun
cannon
artillery
one who talks big
Classifier: 門 mén, 尊 zūn

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大: dà · big, great, vast, large, high
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炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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4–4 · da4 pao4

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