当炮灰 dāngpàohuī to serve as cannon fodder Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 当 當 dāng verb to serve as To work as; to serve as; to fill a role; to be炮灰 pàohuī cannon fodder soldiers forced into a war and sacrificed for a cause; more generally, someone treated as expendable in a high-risk situation