當頭炮

Chinese

		right on someone's head; overhead; head on right on someone's head; overhead; head on; in someone's face; directly	cannon; gun; firecracker
trad. (當頭炮)		當頭	炮
simp. (当头炮)		当头	炮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāngtóupào

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāngtóupào
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dangtóupào
    • Wade–Giles: tang¹-tʻou²-pʻao⁴
    • Yale: dāng-tóu-pàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtourpaw
    • Palladius: дантоупао (dantoupao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

當頭炮

1. (xiangqi) a common opening move in which one moves the cannon to the central file

   Synonym: 中炮

2. (figurative) firing the first shot; direct attack; face-to-face criticism; unreserved comment