| 小 |
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) |
| 小 |
xiǎo | small / tiny / few / young |
| 钢 |
gāng | steel |
| 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 |