shāoyídàn

烧夷弹

Word · NounTraditional燒夷彈

incendiary bomb; napalm (old term)

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Meanings

1 sense · 3 examples
1.

noun

incendiary bomb; napalm bomb (old term)

archaic

Archaic or historical term for incendiary bomb, now usually called 燃烧弹. Commonly used in historical contexts referring to World War II or earlier military conflicts.

Zhè这
zhǒng种
wǔ武
qì器
zài在
èr二
zhàn战
qī期
jiān间
bèi被
chēng称
wéi为
shāo烧
yí夷
dàn弹
 。

This type of weapon was called 'shaoyidan' during World War II.

Shāo烧
yí夷
dàn弹
jiù就
shì是
xiàn现
zài在
suǒ所
shuō说
de的
rán燃
shāo烧
dàn弹
 。

'Shaoyidan' is what is now called an incendiary bomb.

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Dí敌
jūn军
tóu投
xià下
le了
shù数
méi枚
shāo烧
yí夷
dàn弹
 ,
yǐn引
fā发
le了
dà大
huǒ火
 。

The enemy dropped several incendiary bombs, causing a massive fire.