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當頭炮
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Chinese
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right on someone's head;
overhead
;
head on
right on someone's head;
overhead
;
head on
; in someone's face;
directly
cannon; gun; firecracker
trad.
(
當頭炮
)
當頭
炮
simp.
(
当头炮
)
当头
炮
Pronunciation
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Mandarin
(
Pinyin
)
:
dāngtóupào
(
Zhuyin
)
:
ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ
Mandarin
(
Standard Chinese
)
+
Hanyu Pinyin
:
dāngtóupào
Zhuyin
:
ㄉㄤ ㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ
Tongyong Pinyin
:
dangtóupào
Wade–Giles
:
tang
1
-tʻou
2
-pʻao
4
Yale
:
dāng-tóu-pàu
Gwoyeu Romatzyh
:
dangtourpaw
Palladius
:
дантоупао
(dantoupao)
Sinological
IPA
(
key
)
:
/tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/
Noun
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當頭炮
(
xiangqi
)
a
common
opening
move
in which one
moves
the
cannon
to the
central
file
Synonym:
中炮
(
figurative
)
firing
the
first
shot
;
direct
attack
;
face-to-face
criticism
;
unreserved
comment