打炮
dǎ pào
ZH
1. (vulgar slang) To have sexual intercourse; 2. (traditional practice) To fire a cannon
他在小说里写了一段士兵打炮的情节。
He wrote a scene in the novel about soldiers firing a cannon.
Etymology
The phrase combines 打 (to hit/fire) and 炮 (cannon/artillery), originally referring to firing artillery. By the 20th century, it developed a vulgar slang meaning referring to casual sexual intercourse.
Memory Aid
Break down the phrase: 打 means 'to do/fire' and 炮 originally means 'cannon' — the literal meaning is firing a cannon, the vulgar slang is a common euphemism.
Collocations
出门打炮打炮一发
Synonyms
做爱放炮