| 大沽口炮台 |
Dà gū kǒu pào tái |
Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860) |
| 大 |
dà |
big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother) |
| 大 |
dài |
see 大夫 |
| 沽 |
Gū |
abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽) |
| 沽 |
gū |
to buy / to sell |
| 口 |
kǒu |
mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls |
| 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 |
| 炮台 |
pào tái |
fort / battery |
| 台 |
Tái |
Taiwan (abbr.) / surname Tai |
| 台 |
tāi |
used in place names |
| 台 |
tái |
(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 台 |
| 台 |
tái |
desk; table; counter |
| 台 |
Tái |
Taiwan (abbr.) |
| 台 |
tái |
platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines |
| 台 |
tái |
typhoon |