烧夷弹

燒夷彈

shāoyídàn

noun #29,425

Measure Word

一枚烧夷弹 méi

Meanings

1 incendiary bomb
2 firebomb
3 incendiary device

Characters

to burn; to set on fire

to level; to destroy; barbarian (historical)

bomb; bullet; projectile

Examples

二战期间，烧夷弹被广泛用于轰炸城市。

Èrzhàn qījiān, shāoyídàn bèi guǎngfàn yòng yú hōngzhà chéngshì.

During World War II, incendiary bombs were widely used in bombing cities.

烧夷弹落下后，整片区域陷入火海。

Shāoyídàn luòxià hòu, zhěng piàn qūyù xiànrù huǒhǎi.

After the incendiary bombs fell, the entire area was engulfed in flames.

Tips

history

烧夷弹 gained historical notoriety from the 1945 firebombing of Tokyo (东京大空袭), when the US Air Force used incendiary bombs to devastating effect. The term 夷 here is an old character meaning 'to level/destroy'.

Stroke Order

烧 shāo

夷 yí

弹 dàn