放炮

See also: 放砲

Chinese

 
to release; to free; to let go
to release; to free; to let go; to put; to place; to let out
cannon; gun; firecracker
trad. (放炮/放砲) /
simp. (放炮)

Pronunciation


Verb

放炮

  1. to fire a cannon; to shoot off a gun; to launch a flare
  2. to set off a firecracker
  3. to shoot off one's mouth
  4. (mahjong) to discard a tile that another player uses to complete their hand to win

Synonyms

  • (to fire a cannon; to set off a firecracker): 打炮 (dǎpào); (Hakka) 放紙炮放纸炮
  • (mahjong): 放槍放枪, 點炮点炮, 點和点和, 放銃放铳, (Cantonese) 出銃出铳
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