鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào

DEFINITIONS

  1. bird shotgun replaced by cannon (idiom); equipment improved enormously

CHARACTERS

鳥 niǎo bird; KangXi radical 196
槍 qiāng spear, lance; gun, rifle
換 huàn change, exchange; substitute
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery