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刀
- 1 knife
- 2 blade
- 3 single-edged sword
- 4 cutlass
- 5 classifier: 把 bǎ
- 6 (slang) dollar (loanword)
- 7 classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
- 8 classifier for knife cuts or stabs
锋利 | 鋒利
- 1 sharp (e.g. knife blade)
- 2 incisive
- 3 to the point
不快
- 1 unhappy
- 2 in low spirits
- 3 (of a knife) not sharp
色字头上一把刀 | 色字頭上一把刀
- 1 lit. there is a knife above the character for lust
- 2 fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
手里剑 | 手裡劍
- 1 straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
美工刀
- 1 utility knife
- 2 box cutter
水果刀
- 1 paring knife
- 2 fruit knife
- 3 classifier: 把 bǎ
时间是把杀猪刀 | 時間是把殺豬刀
- 1 lit. time is a butcher's knife
- 2 fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving
- 3 nothing gold can stay
大刀
- 1 broadsword
- 2 large knife
- 3 machete
刀子
- 1 knife
- 2 classifier: 把 bǎ
小刀
- 1 knife
- 2 classifier: 把 bǎ
军刀 | 軍刀
- 1 military knife
- 2 saber
刀工
- 1 knife work (food preparation)
宝刀未老 | 寶刀未老
- 1 treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
利刀
- 1 sharp knife
- 2 knife (weapon)
刀身
- 1 blade (of a knife or sword)
刀口
- 1 the edge of a knife
- 2 cut
- 3 incision
借刀杀人 | 借刀殺人
- 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
- 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
- 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
势如破竹 | 勢如破竹
- 1 like a hot knife through butter (idiom)
- 2 with irresistible force
切刀
- 1 cutter
- 2 knife