How do you pronounce 砲?

Q: How do you pronounce 砲? A: paau3, e.g.

砲 (paau3) — meaning, pronunciation, examples

砲 (paau3, pào) — cannon M: 座zuò [座]; firecracker; big gun; mortar; to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching; to concoct; to cook up

砲 (paau4) — to prepare herbal medicine by roasting or parching; to concoct; to cook up; to …
砲手 (paau3 sau2) — gunner; artillery crew
砲擊 (paau3 gik1) — to shell; to bombard; bombardment
砲火連天 (paau3 fo2 lin4 tin1) — cannon firing for days on end (idiom); enveloped in the flames of war
砲臺 (paau3 toi4) — fort; battery
砲艇 (paau3 teng5) — gunboat