Meaning of 炮灰
炮灰 means cannon fodder; soldiers forced to die in unjust wars. Pronounced pào huī.
- cannon fodder; soldiers forced to die in unjust wars
Definitions & Examples
Nà那
xiē些
nián年
qīng轻
shì士
bīng兵
zhǐ只
shì是
zhàn战
zhēng争
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
Those young soldiers are merely cannon fodder in the war.
Tā他
bù不
xiǎng想
chéng成
wéi为
zhèng政
zhì治
dòu斗
zhēng争
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
He doesn't want to become cannon fodder in political struggles.
Zài在
qīn侵
lüè略
zhàn战
zhēng争
zhōng中
，
xǔ许
duō多
wú无
gū辜
zhě者
chéng成
le了
pào炮
huī灰
。
In the war of aggression, many innocent people became cannon fodder.
Zhè这
xiàng项
zhèng政
cè策
ràng让
pǔ普
tōng通
mín民
zhòng众
chéng成
le了
jīng经
jì济
fā发
zhǎn展
de的
pào炮
huī灰
。
This policy made ordinary people the cannon fodder of economic development.