當頭炮

Chinese

		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

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāngtóupào

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dāngtóupào
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄤㄊㄡˊ ㄆㄠˋ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dangtourpaw
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑŋ⁵⁵ tʰoʊ̯³⁵ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Noun

當頭炮

(xiangqi) a common opening move in which one moves the cannon to the central column
(figuratively) firing the first shot; direct attack; face-to-face criticism; unreserved comment

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