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dou1 {dāo}

  1. knife
  2. blade
  3. single-edged sword
  4. cutlass
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  6. (slang) dollar (loanword)
  7. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  8. classifier for knife cuts or stabs

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dou1 {Dāo}

surname Dao

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刀柄 dou1 beng3 {dāo bǐng}

sword handle

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刀兵 dou1 bing1 {dāo bīng}

a soldier armed with a sword

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刀仔 dou1 zai2 {dāo zǐ}

a small knife

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刀疤 dou1 baa1 {dāo bā}

scar from a knife wound

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刀筆〔-笔〕 dou1 bat1 {dāo bǐ}

  1. writing up of official or judicial documents
  2. pettifoggery

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刀背 dou1 bui3 {dāo bèi}

back of the knife

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刀叉 dou1 caa1 {dāo chā}

  1. knife and fork
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刀刺 dou1 ci3 {dāo cì}

  1. to stab
  2. to attack with knife

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刀鞘 dou1 ciu3 {dāo qiào}

scabbard

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刀槍〔-枪〕 dou1 coeng1 {dāo qiāng}

  1. sword and spear
  2. weapons

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刀鋒〔-锋〕 dou1 fung1 {dāo fēng}

cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool

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刀具 dou1 geoi6 {dāo jù}

cutting tool

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刀口 dou1 hau2 {dāo kǒu}

  1. the edge of a knife
  2. cut
  3. incision

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刀刃 dou1 jan6 {dāo rèn}

  1. knife blade
  2. crucial point

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刀葉〔-叶〕 dou1 jip6 {dāo yè}

blade

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刀魚〔-鱼〕 dou1 jyu2 {dāo yú}

  1. tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes)
  2. various species of cutlassfish
  3. saury

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刀類〔-类〕 dou1 leoi6 {dāo lèi}

  1. knives
  2. cutlery

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刀郎 dou1 long4 {Dāo láng}

Dolan, a people of the Tarim Basin, Xinjiang, also known as 多郎

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刀螂 dou1 long4 {dāo lang}

(dialect) mantis

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刀片 dou1 pin2 {dāo piàn}

  1. blade
  2. razor blade
  3. tool bit

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刀身 dou1 san1 {dāo shēn}

blade (of a knife or sword)

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刀子 dou1 zi2 {dāo zi}

  1. knife
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刀俎 dou1 zo2 {dāo zǔ}

sacrificial knife and altar

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刀字邊〔--边〕 dou1 zi6 bin1 {dāo zì biān}

Chinese character component-knife

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刀斧手 dou1 fu2 sau2 {dāo fǔ shǒu}

lictor

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刀馬旦〔-马-〕 dou1 maa5 daan2 {dāo mǎ dàn}

female warrior role in Chinese opera

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刀削麵〔--面〕 dou1 soek3 min6 {dāo xiāo miàn}

knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty

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刀光劍影〔--剑-〕 dou1 gwong1 gim3 jeng2 {dāo guāng jiàn yǐng}

lit. the glint and flash of knives and swords, meaning a very dangerous or violent situation

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刀刺性痛 dou1 ci3 sing3 tung3 {dāo cì xìng tòng}

lancing pain

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刀槍不入〔-枪--〕 dou1 coeng1 bat1 jap6 {dāo qiāng bù rù}

  1. lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
  2. fig. invulnerable
  3. untouchable
  4. thick-skinned
  5. impervious to criticism

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刀耕火種〔---种〕 dou1 gaang1 fo2 zung3 {dāo gēng huǒ zhòng}

slash and burn (agriculture)

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刀鋸鼎鑊〔-锯-镬〕 dou1 geoi3 ding2 wok6 {dāo jù dǐng huò}

  1. knife, saw and cauldron
  2. ancient instruments of torture
  3. fig. torture

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刀鋸斧鉞〔-锯-钺〕 dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6 {dāo jù fǔ yuè}

knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution

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刀光血影 dou1 gwong1 hyut3 jing2 {dāo guāng xuè yǐng}

massacre

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刀山火海 dou1 saan1 fo2 hoi2 {dāo shān huǒ hǎi}

  1. lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
  2. fig. extreme danger (idiom)

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刀仔鋸大樹〔--锯-树〕 dou1 zai2 goe3 daai6 syu6 {dāo zǐ jù dà shù}

achieve great returns with minimal effort (slang)

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刀子嘴,豆腐心 dou1 zi2 zeoi2 ,dau6 fu6 sam1 {dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn}

to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)

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刀子嘴巴,豆腐心 dou1 zi2 zeoi2 baa1 ,dau6 fu6 sam1 {dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn}

lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart

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