鳥槍換炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào

upgrade from old gear to much better

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

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

Characters

Character Meaning
鳥 niǎo
bird; (intensifier) damned; goddam
槍 qiāng
gun; firearm; rifle
換 huàn
to change (clothes etc); to exchange; to switch
炮 pào HSK 5
cannon; firecracker; variant of 炮pào