大炮仙

Chinese

		cannon; mounted gun; braggart cannon; mounted gun; braggart; boaster	immortal
trad. (大炮仙/大砲仙)		大炮/大砲	仙
simp. (大炮仙)		大炮	仙

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dàpàoxiān

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢ

• Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): tōa-phàu sian

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dàpàoxiān
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄠˋ ㄒㄧㄢ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: dàpàosian
    • Wade–Giles: ta⁴-pʻao⁴-hsien¹
    • Yale: dà-pàu-syān
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dahpawshian
    • Palladius: дапаосянь (dapaosjanʹ)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tä⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹ ɕi̯ɛn⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Hokkien: Singapore)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: tōa-phàu sian
    • Tâi-lô: tuā-phàu sian
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doaxphaux siefn
    • IPA (Singapore): /tua²²⁻²¹ pʰau²¹⁻⁴² siɛn⁴⁴/

Noun

大炮仙

1. (Malaysia, Singapore) boastful person; big mouth; braggart; boaster

Synonyms

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• 吹牛大王 (chuīniú dàwáng)
• 大炮 (dàpào) (figurative)
• 牛皮大王 (niúpí dàwáng)
• 老牛三 (⁶lau-gnieu-se) (Wu)
• 老牛屄 (⁶lau-gnieu-pi) (Wu)
• 風神／风神 (Hokkien)
• 風龜神／风龟神 (Hokkien)