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Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 炮.
Pronunciation
Noun
pháo
- firecrackers
(classifier khẩu, cỗ) pháo
- a cannon
- Synonyms: cà nông, đại bác
1953, Hoàng Vân (lyrics and music), “Hò Kéo Pháo [Cannon-Heaving Song]”performed by Trần Chất & the Men's Choir of the General Department of Politics:Hò dô ta nào! Kéo pháo ta vượt qua đèo!
Hò dô ta nào! Kéo pháo ta vượt qua núi!- Yo heave-we-ho! Heave our cannons across the passes!
Yo heave-we-ho! Heave our cannons over the mountains!
(classifier con) pháo
- (xiangqi) cannon, a piece labeled with the characters 砲 / 炮 (pháo, black) and 炮 (red)
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