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炮筒子

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Collocation

1
炮筒子脾气
2
炮筒子般的性格
3
他真是个炮筒子
4
被称为炮筒子

Definition

炮筒子

Literally means:

gun barrel

Actually means:

blunt speaker

It refers to an impatient and straightforward person who says whatever he wants to say. It usuallt refers to those who are not afraid of offending other marks and dare to make unwelcome and critical remarks. It connotes a sense of humor. Slightly derogatory.

性情急躁而又直爽,想说什么就说什么的人。多指不怕得罪别人,敢于发表议论或提出批评的人。含有幽默诙谐的意味。略含贬义。

Example

Used as object, subject or attributive. (作宾语、主语、定语)
1
Zhèxiē
这些
pàotǒngzi
炮筒子
suīrán
虽然
dōu
tuìxiū
退休
le
  
,
dànshì
但是
men
他们
gǎn
敢于
píng
批评
de
zuòfēng
作风
hái
shēnshēn
深深
de
yìn
zài
men
我们
de
nǎohǎi
脑海
zhōng
  

Although these barrels are retired, but their style of dare to criticize is still deeply imprinted in our mind.

2
Zhège
这个
pàotǒng
炮筒
zi
zhēn
hai
厉害
  
,
lián
gōng
公司
其他
ge
zhǎng
科长
dào
提到
zhège
这个
tóu
刺头
zhī
yáotóu
摇头
  

This barrel is so powerful that even several other section chiefs in the company shake their heads when they mention the hedgehog.

3
pào
tǒngzi
筒子
qi
脾气
suīrán
虽然
gěi
自己
dàilái
带来
le
xiē
一些
shì
bìng
méiyǒu
没有
yīn
因此
ér
biànchéng
变成
dǎnxiǎoshì
胆小怕事
de
mēn
guànzi
罐子
  

His gun-barrel temper, though, brought himself some "smouldering jars" that he had not turned into timid.