An ancient Chinese gunpowder weapon made of copper or iron, used for launching projectiles like stone or iron balls

(local/dialect) on the spur of the moment; impulsively

A type of breech-loading cannon used during the Ming Dynasty, based on Western designs introduced by the Portuguese.

firecracker; commonly used in certain regions or dialects

A short-barreled large-bore gun with a flared muzzle.

an early type of musket or matchlock gun, literally meaning bird-beak gun

An old-fashioned type of gun used for hunting birds, loaded with gunpowder and lead shot or iron pellets; bird gun.