blockhouse; fortified watchtower; gun tower
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blockhouse; fortified watchtower with gun slits for observation and shooting
Historically refers to military fortifications used in occupied territories, especially associated with Japanese forces in China during the occupation period.
Cūn村
kǒu口
hái还
liú留
zhe着
yī一
zuò座
dāng当
nián年
Rì日
wěi伪
jūn军
xiū修
jiàn建
de的
pào炮
lóu楼
。
At the entrance to the village, there still stands a blockhouse built by the Japanese puppet army back in the day.
Zhàn战
shì士
men们
chèn趁
zhe着
yè夜
sè色
qiāo悄
qiāo悄
mō摸
jìn近
le了
dí敌
rén人
de的
pào炮
lóu楼
。
The soldiers quietly approached the enemy's blockhouse under the cover of night.
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Zhè这
zuò座
pào炮
lóu楼
sì四
zhōu周
bù布
mǎn满
le了
shè射
jī击
kǒng孔
，
yì易
shǒu守
nán难
gōng攻
。
This blockhouse is surrounded by gun slits, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack.