弩炮 弩砲

弩

• 弓弩 gōng nǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ gung1 nou5 bow and crossbow
• 弩兵 nǔ bīng ㄋㄨˇ ㄅㄧㄥ nou5 bing1 archer
• 弩弓 nǔ gōng ㄋㄨˇ ㄍㄨㄥ nou5 gung1 crossbow
• 石弩 shí nǔ ㄕˊ ㄋㄨˇ sek6 nou5 catapult
• 弓弩手 gōng nǔ shǒu ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄨˇ ㄕㄡˇ gung1 nou5 sau2 crossbow shooter

炮 砲

• 鞭炮 biān pào ㄅㄧㄢ ㄆㄠˋ bin1 paau3 firecrackers
• 马后炮 馬後炮 mǎ hòu pào ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ maa5 hau6 paau3 (Chinese chess) moving the cannon after moving the horse away
• 三炮 sān pào ㄙㄢ ㄆㄠˋ saam1 paau3 (Northeastern dialect) simple-minded person
• 嘴炮 zuǐ pào ㄗㄨㄟˇ ㄆㄠˋ zeoi2 paau3 (Internet slang) to mouth off
• 大炮 大砲 dà pào ㄉㄚˋ ㄆㄠˋ daai6 paau3 big gun

• 剑拔弩张 劍拔弩張 jiàn bá nǔ zhāng ㄐㄧㄢˋ ㄅㄚˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓㄤ gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1 lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility
• 强弩之末 強弩之末 qiáng nǔ zhī mò ㄑㄧㄤˊ ㄋㄨˇ ㄓ ㄇㄛˋ koeng4 nou5 zi1 mut6 lit. an arrow at the end of its flight (idiom)

• 丢轮扯炮 丟輪扯砲 diū lún chě pào ㄉㄧㄡ ㄌㄨㄣˊ ㄔㄜˇ ㄆㄠˋ diu1 leon4 ce2 paau3 (idiom) flustered
• 放马后炮 放馬後炮 fàng mǎ hòu pào ㄈㄤˋ ㄇㄚˇ ㄏㄡˋ ㄆㄠˋ fong3 maa5 hau6 paau3 to fire after the horse has bolted (idiom); to act too late to be effective
• 鸟枪换炮 鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào ㄋㄧㄠˇ ㄑㄧㄤ ㄏㄨㄢˋ ㄆㄠˋ niu5 coeng1 wun6 paau3 bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously