- 放鞭炮 fàngbiānpào to set off firecrackersto light and set off firecrackers; to ignite firecrackers for a celebration
- 公墓里放鞭炮 gōngmùlǐfàngbiānpào [allegorical saying] noisy enough to wake the deadAn allegorical saying used to describe an extremely loud or noisy environment, literally meaning "setting off firecrackers in a cemetery". It relies on a pun on the phrase [[吵死人|吵死人|chao3 si3 ren2]], which can mean either "annoy someone to death" or "disturb the dead with noise".
- 燃放鞭炮 ránfàngbiānpào to set off firecrackers
