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弩砲

简弩炮 · 繁弩砲

Mandarin · pinyin nǔ pào

catapult
ballista (siege catapult firing stone blocks)

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弩: nǔ · cross-bow, bow; downward stroke
砲: Look up this written character
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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3–4 · nu3 pao4

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nou5 paau3

Cantonese word readings for 弩砲. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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