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小鋼砲

简小钢炮 · 繁小鋼砲

Mandarin · pinyin xiǎo gāng pào

(coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar
(fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly
hot hatch (car)
(also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)

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小: xiǎo · small, tiny, insignificant
鋼: Look up this written character
砲: Look up this written character
钢: gāng · steel; hard, strong, tough
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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3–1–4 · xiao3 gang1 pao4

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