"Firecrackers" • Chinese-English Dictionary
| 鞭炮 | biān pào | firecrackers / string of small firecrackers / CL:枚[mei2] |   |
| 放鞭炮 | fàng biān pào | to set off firecrackers | |
| 鞭炮声 | biān pào shēng | sound of firecrackers | |
| 打炮 | dǎ pào | to open fire with artillery / to set off firecrackers / to make one's stage debut / (slang) to have sex / to masturbate | |
| 噼里啪啦 | pī li pā lā | (onom.) crackling of firecrackers / pitter-patter of rain / burst of applause | |
| 放爆竹 | fàng bào zhú | to set off firecrackers | |
| 开门炮 | kāi mén pào | firecrackers set off at the stroke of midnight on New Year's Day (a Chinese tradition) | |
