zhèn​tiān​léi

shatter-heaven thunder

  • created sense approved 震天雷 · zhèn​tiān​léi · shatter-heaven thunder — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"

    震天雷

    zhèn​tiān​léi

    shatter-heaven thunder

    An early explosive weapon consisting of an iron casing filled with gunpowder and a fuse, used from the late Northern Song through the Jin and Yuan dynasties; it could be launched by a catapult or thrown by hand and was known for its thunderous sound and armor-piercing shrapnel.

    震天 (literal) → 震天 · zhèn​tiān · ear-splitting 雷 (literal) → 雷 · léi · thunder

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