火箭

火箭

1. rocket (non-guided missile or vehicle propelled by a rocket engine)

   火箭按用途分為探空火箭和運載火箭。 [MSC, trad.]
   火箭按用途分为探空火箭和运载火箭。 [MSC, simp.]

   Huǒjiàn àn yòngtú fēnwéi tànkōng huǒjiàn hé yùnzài huǒjiàn. [Pinyin]

   Rockets are divided into sounding rockets and launch vehicles according to their purposes.

2. (historical) fire arrow

   昭於是以火箭逆射其雲梯，梯然，梯上人皆燒死。 [Classical Chinese, trad.]
   昭于是以火箭逆射其云梯，梯然，梯上人皆烧死。 [Classical Chinese, simp.]

   From: Chen Shou, Records of the Three Kingdoms, circa 3^rd century CE

   Zhāo yúshì yǐ huǒjiàn nì shè qí yúntī, tī rán, tī shàng rén jiē shāo sǐ. [Pinyin]

   So Zhao shot the scaling ladder back with fire arrows. The ladder was on fire, and everyone on the ladder burned to death.

1. (Malaysia, colloquial) Democratic Action Party (from the rocket party symbol)

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