开炮to fire a gun

使爆竹爆炸to set off firecrackers

爆破to blast

• 放炮开山

  blast out a mountain

爆裂to burst

• 车胎放炮。

  Burst a tyre.

发激烈言论to verbally lash out at

• 他一说就放炮。

  He can't say anything without lashing out at someone.

• 别这样对人放炮。

  Don't lash out at people.

• 发言要慎重，不能乱放炮。

  One should be prudent and not shoot one's mouth off.