炮灰
pào​huī

cannon fodder

  • created sense approved 炮灰 · pào​huī · cannon fodder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炮灰

    pào​huī

    cannon fodder

    soldiers forced into a war and sacrificed for a cause; more generally, someone treated as expendable in a high-risk situation

    炮 (literal) → 炮 · pào · cannon 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash

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  • created sense approved 炮灰 · pào​huī · cannon ashes — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    炮灰

    pào​huī

    cannon ashes

    the ashes or debris remaining after an artillery shell explodes

    炮 (literal) → 炮 · pào · cannon 灰 (literal) → 灰 · huī · ash

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

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