大炮打蚊子

dà pào dǎ wén zi

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Definitions

1. cannon fire to hit a mosquito
2. to use a sledgehammer to crack a nut

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Child Words of 大炮打蚊子

• 大 大 dà: big; large; great
• 大 大 dài: see 大夫[dài fu]
• 子 子 zǐ: son
• 打 打 dá: dozen (loanword)
• 打 打 dǎ: to beat
• 炮 炮 bāo: to sauté
• 炮 炮 páo: to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)
• 炮 炮 pào: cannon
• 蚊子 蚊子 wén zi: mosquito
• 大炮 大炮 dà pào: big gun
• 蚊 蚊 wén: mosquito