船堅炮利

Chinese

		a boat; vessel; ship	strong; solid; firm strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute	cannon; gun; firecracker	advantage; benefit; profit advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
trad. (船堅炮利/船堅砲利)		船	堅	炮/砲	利
simp. (船坚炮利)		船	坚	炮	利

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): chuánjiānpàolì

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢㄆㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping): syun⁴ gin¹ paau³ lei⁶

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: chuánjiānpàolì
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄨㄢˊ ㄐㄧㄢㄆㄠˋ ㄌㄧˋ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: chuánjianpàolì
  - Wade–Giles: chʻuan²-chien¹-pʻao⁴-li⁴
  - Yale: chwán-jyān-pàu-lì
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chwanjianpawlih
  - Palladius: чуаньцзяньпаоли (čuanʹczjanʹpaoli)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰwän³⁵ t͡ɕjɛn⁵⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹⁻⁵³ li⁵¹/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: syun⁴ gin¹ paau³ lei⁶
  - Yale: syùhn gīn paau leih
  - Cantonese Pinyin: syn⁴ gin¹ paau³ lei⁶
  - Guangdong Romanization: xun⁴ gin¹ pao³ léi⁶
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʃyːn²¹ kiːn⁵⁵ pʰaːu̯³³ lei̯²²/

Idiom

船堅炮利

to have a powerful navy (and by extension, military), with excellent weaponry

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