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鞭炮

Mandarin · pinyin biān pào

firecrackers
string of small firecrackers
Classifier: 枚 méi

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鞭: biān · whip; whip; string of firecrackers
炮: pào · large gun, cannon; artillery

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1–4 · bian1 pao4

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bin1 paau3

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noun

a collective term for all firecrackers (Classifier: 串 m)
a collective term for all firecrackers (Classifier: 串 m) — (specifically) firecrackers braided into strings (Classifier: 串 m)

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