大沽口炮台

Taku Forts, maritime defense works in Tianjin dating back to the Ming dynasty, playing a prominent role during the Opium Wars (1839-1860)

see 大夫[dai4 fu5]

big; large; great / older (than another person) / eldest (as in 大姐[da4 jie3]) / greatly; freely; fully / (dialect) father / (dialect) uncle (father's brother)

abbr. for Tianjin 天津 (also 津沽)

to buy / to sell

mouth / classifier for things with mouths (people, domestic animals, cannons, wells etc) / classifier for bites or mouthfuls

to sauté / to fry / to dry by heating

to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching (in a pan)

cannon / CL:座[zuo4] / firecracker

variant of 炮[pao4]

fort / battery

(classical) you (in letters) / variant of 臺|台[tai2]

desk / table / counter

Taiwan (abbr.)

platform / stage / terrace / stand / support / station / broadcasting station / classifier for vehicles or machines

typhoon