yǎ​pào

dud

  • created reference approved 哑炮/啞炮 → 瞎炮 (same_as) — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑炮 / 啞炮 yǎ​pào

    瞎炮 xiā​pào

    same_as

    Changed: source (simp), source (trad), source pinyin, target (simp), target (trad), target pinyin, type

    created reference

  • created sense approved 哑炮/啞炮 · yǎ​pào · dud — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑炮 / 啞炮

    yǎ​pào

    dud

    (military) a shell, firecracker, or explosive that fails to ignite or explode as expected

    哑 (literal) → 哑/啞 · yǎ · dud 炮 (literal) → 炮 · pào · blasting

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense

  • created sense approved 哑炮/啞炮 · yǎ​pào · flop; failure — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    哑炮 / 啞炮

    yǎ​pào

    flop; failure

    (figurative) something that fails to produce the intended effect; a damp squib; a joke or speech that falls flat

    哑 (literal) → 哑/啞 · yǎ · dud 炮 (literal) → 炮 · pào · blasting

    Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition

    created sense