號砲

简 号炮 · 繁 號砲
Mandarin · pinyin hào pào

Meanings

  1. cannon used for signaling
  2. signaling shot
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砲
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号
hào · mark, sign; symbol; number
炮
pào · large gun, cannon; artillery
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4–4 · hao4 pao4

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hou6 paau3

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