船堅炮利

Chinese

a boat; vessel; ship
strong; solid; firm
strong; solid; firm; unyielding; resolute
 
 cannon; gun; firecracker
advantage; benefit; profit
advantage; benefit; profit; sharp
 
trad. (船堅炮利/船堅砲利) 船 堅 炮/砲 利
simp. (船坚炮利) 船 坚 炮 利

Pronunciation

Idiom

船堅炮利

  1. to have a powerful navy (and by extension, military); with excellent weaponry, especially of Western colonial powers
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