| 鸟枪换炮 |
niǎo qiāng huàn pào |
bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously |
| 鸟 |
diǎo |
variant of 屌 / penis |
| 鸟 |
niǎo |
bird / CL:只,群 / "bird" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 196) / (dialect) to pay attention to / (intensifier) damned / goddamn |
| 鸟枪 |
niǎo qiāng |
flintlock musket / fowling piece (shotgun) / air gun |
| 枪 |
Qiāng |
surname Qiang |
| 枪 |
qiāng |
gun / firearm / rifle / spear / thing with shape or function similar to a gun / CL:支,把,杆,条,枝 / to substitute for another person in a test / to knock / classifier for rifle shots |
| 枪 |
qiāng |
variant of 枪 / rifle / spear |
| 换 |
huàn |
to exchange / to change (clothes etc) / to substitute / to switch / to convert (currency) |
| 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 |