二炮

Chinese

		two	cannon; gun; firecracker
trad. (二炮)		二	炮
simp. #(二炮)		二	炮

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): Èrpào

  (Zhuyin): ㄦˋ ㄆㄠˋ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: Èrpào
    • Zhuyin: ㄦˋ ㄆㄠˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: Èrpào
    • Wade–Giles: Êrh⁴-pʻao⁴
    • Yale: Èr-pàu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: Ellpaw
    • Palladius: Эрпао (Erpao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ˀɤɻ⁵¹⁻⁵³ pʰɑʊ̯⁵¹/

Proper noun

二炮

1. (historical, Mainland China, military) Short for 第二炮兵部隊／第二炮兵部队 (dì'èr pàobīng bùduì, “Second Artillery Corps”), the branch of People's Liberation Army responsible for operating strategic missiles.

Usage notes

During military reforms in 2015, the Second Artillery Corps were reorganized into the Rocket Force, making the term historical