Definition
大炮 literally means 'large cannon' or 'artillery', but also has a colorful colloquial sense describing a person who speaks boastfully or exaggerates — equivalent to 'blowhard' or 'big talker'. The two meanings share the image of something loud and big, but the context makes the sense clear: military vs. someone's speech style.
noun
artillerycannon
n.
(noun, colloquial) big talkerone who talks big
Examples
- 大炮。Zhànchǎng shàng de dà pào wēilì hěn dà.The artillery on the battlefield is very powerful.
- ，大炮。Tā zǒng shuō néng zhuàn yì bǎi wàn, qíshí shì ge dà pào.He always says he can make a million, but he's actually a big talker.
- 大炮。Zhè zhī jūnduì pèibèi le zuì xīn shì de dà pào.This army is equipped with the latest artillery.
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