虎蹲炮

Traditional: 虎蹲砲

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Dictionary entry

a short-barreled mortar

What does 虎蹲炮 mean?

虎蹲炮 (hǔ dūn pào) has the following dictionary meaning.

1a short-barreled mortar

2an ancient catapult

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虎hǔtiger · CL:隻|只[zhi1]蹲cún(dialect) to sprain one's foot or leg due to a sudden impact or landing 炮bāoto sauté · to fry

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