佛朗机炮 fólǎngjīpào Frankish cannon Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 佛朗机 佛朗機 fólǎngjī Portuguese (historical) the Portuguese; also used to refer to the breech-loading cannons introduced by them during the Ming dynasty炮 pào noun cannon large military weapon that fires shells; cannon-shaped piece in Chinese chess