船坚炮利 chuánjiānpàolì superior weaponry Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 船 chuán noun boat boat; ship; vessel; craft坚 堅 jiān adjectivenoun hard (bound form) hard; solid; firm炮 pào noun cannon large military weapon that fires shells; cannon-shaped piece in Chinese chess利 lì adjective sharp sharp; keen. Opposite of 钝 dùn