firecrackers or a string of small firecrackers

artillery shell

large-caliber artillery piece or big gun

the branch of an army equipped with heavy firearms and cannons

large-caliber heavy weaponry such as cannons or howitzers

artillery barrage or gunfire from heavy weaponry

to invent, fabricate, or produce something, often artificially or deceptively

to attack with artillery, bombs, or heavy fire

a muzzle-loading artillery weapon that fires explosive shells at high trajectories

to set off firecrackers

to open fire

to attack with artillery or heavy guns; a bombardment

guns and artillery; firearms

a ceremonial discharge of artillery or firearms, often performed in a series or as a celebratory salvo

gun turret

a person who operates or serves a piece of artillery or heavy gun

a checkmate or tactic in Chinese chess where a cannon is placed behind a horse to attack the general

(loanword) cannon

to follow a prescription or instructions exactly, originally in the context of preparing herbal medicine

(fig.) opening shot; first major effort

a simpleton, idiot, or unsophisticated person (often used in Northeastern Chinese dialect)

to open fire with artillery or cannons

Corrupting influences or bribes disguised as something attractive; originally a term used by Mao Zedong to refer to bourgeois temptation.

to hit the jackpot with a single shot; to achieve success at one's first try

a barrage of gunfire (often used as a metaphor for rapid speech)

gunship

artillery bombardment or artillery battle

machine cannon or autocannon; a large-caliber automatic weapon capable of rapid fire

the cylindrical tube of a cannon or artillery piece through which a projectile is fired; the barrel of a heavy gun.

a person who speaks their mind boldly and frankly, often with a sharp or aggressive tone

literally 'bird shotgun replaced by cannon'; to undergo a major upgrade in equipment or living conditions

cannon firing for days on end; enveloped in the flames of war

to shoot one's mouth off or make provocative, blunt, or startling remarks

to be all talk and no action, make empty promises, or boast without following through

to fire a salvo, broadside, or cannonade

An ancient form of torture said to have been used by King Zhou of Shang in which the victim was forced onto a bronze pillar heated by a fire.

to act too late to be effective; to offer hindsight criticism (idiom)

curved-fire gun (such as a mortar or howitzer)

(slang) to hook up for sex; to arrange a casual sexual encounter