槍林彈雨

槍林彈雨

Chinese

		gun; firearm; rifle gun; firearm; rifle; spear	woods; forest	bullet; shot; ball bullet; shot; ball; to play (a stringed instrument); to pluck a string; impeach	rain
trad. (槍林彈雨)		槍	林	彈	雨
simp. (枪林弹雨)		枪	林	弹	雨
Literally: “forest of guns and rain of bullets”.

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): qiānglíndànyǔ

  (Zhuyin): ㄑㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄩˇ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): coeng¹ lam⁴ daan⁶ jyu⁵

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: qiānglíndànyǔ
    • Zhuyin: ㄑㄧㄤ ㄌㄧㄣˊ ㄉㄢˋ ㄩˇ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chianglindannyeu
    • Tongyong Pinyin: cianglíndànyǔ
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ɕʰjɑŋ⁵⁵ lin³⁵ tän⁵¹ y²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: coeng¹ lam⁴ daan⁶ jyu⁵
    • Yale: chēung làhm daahn yúh
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsoeng¹ lam⁴ daan⁶ jy⁵
    • Guangdong Romanization: cêng¹ lem⁴ dan⁶ yu⁵
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡ʃʰœ̽ːŋ⁵⁵ lɐm²¹ täːn²² jyː¹³/

Idiom

槍林彈雨

1. showering bullets; fierce battles with intense gunfire