小鋼砲 xiǎo gāng pào

DEFINITIONS

  1. (coll.) piece of light artillery such as a mortar
  2. (fig.) person who speaks boldly and frankly
  3. hot hatch (car)
  4. (also used figuratively with various meanings in other contexts)

CHARACTERS

小 xiǎo
HSK 1
small, tiny, insignificant
鋼 gāng steel; hard, strong, tough
砲 pào gun, cannon