鸟枪换炮 niǎo qiāng huàn pào

DEFINITIONS

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

CHARACTERS

鸟 niǎo
HSK 3
bird; KangXi radical 196
枪 qiāng
HSK 5
spear, lance; gun, rifle
换 huàn
HSK 3
change
炮 pào
HSK 5
large gun, cannon; artillery