| 八二三炮战 |
Bā Èr Sān Pào zhàn |
bombardment of Kinmen by PRC forces that started August 23rd 1958, also called the Second Taiwan Strait Crisis |
| 八 |
bā |
eight |
| 二 |
èr |
two / 2 / (Beijing dialect) stupid |
| 三 |
Sān |
surname San |
| 三 |
sān |
three / 3 |
| 三炮 |
sān pào |
(Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person |
| 炮 |
bāo |
to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating |
| 炮 |
páo |
to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan) |
| 炮 |
pào |
cannon / CL:座 / firecracker |
| 炮 |
pào |
variant of 炮 |
| 炮战 |
pào zhàn |
artillery bombardment; artillery battle |
| 战 |
zhàn |
to fight / fight / war / battle |