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  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL: / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs
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scissors / CL:
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  *刀* | 刀* | *刀
surname Dao
blade / razor blade / tool bit
knife blade / crucial point
cutting tool
broadsword / large knife / machete
screwdriver / CL:
cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool
shaver / razor
dagger
(idiom) to make a clean break with; to have nothing more to do with
blade (of a knife or sword)
lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot
to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
real swords, real spears (idiom) / real weapons / very much for real / every bit real / the genuine article
machete
inexpert / a botcher
flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife
shinai (bamboo sword for kendō)
sword
utility knife / box cutter
bayonet
to hack (sb) to pieces (punishment in former times)
female warrior role in Chinese opera
lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack; to be getting ready for battle
writing up of official or judicial documents / pettifoggery
sickle
to feel as if having one's heart cut out (idiom) / to be torn with grief
lit. sharpening the axe won't make the wood-splitting take longer (idiom) / fig. time invested in preparations is not lost / a beard well lathered is half shaved
(dialect) mantis
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames / fig. extreme danger (idiom)
file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
(of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (of a patient) to have an operation / to decapitate / to behead / to single out as a point of attack
back of the knife
lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
scalpel
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross / double dealing and back stabbing
prices scissor (caught between low income and high prices)
knife / CL:
to hone (a knife)
vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:
military knife / saber
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity / one solution fits a diversity of problems / one size fits all
knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool)
katana
spatula / scraper
lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom) / fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
to appear in sb's show / (fig.) to give one's support to an endeavor by taking on an important role in it
lictor
Pacific saury (Cololabis saira)
reamer
knife and fork / CL:
steel knife / sword
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
lancet (surgeon's knife)
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism
lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
whetstone (for honing knives)
sword and spear / weapons
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom) / fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom) / fig. to go through trials and tribulations
meat cleaver
pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
annoying person / troublemaker / pain in the neck
to rob sb of sth they cherish (idiom)
lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
pencil sharpener
pencil sharpener / CL:
Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion
(lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack
lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom) / fig. to rush to the rescue / to play the white knight
tapertail anchovy (Coilia ectenes) / various species of cutlassfish / saury
clasp knife / folding knife
knife / CL:
hunting knife
saber / cavalry sword
lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
scythe
bayonet charge
the edge of a knife / cut / incision
table knife / dinner knife
bold and decisive
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
to get straight to the point (idiom)
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom) / fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever / the old man still has it
butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet
reamer / scissors
don't use a sledgehammer on a nut / aquila non capit muscam
razor
machete
slash and burn (agriculture)
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom) / fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter / also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀
scabbard

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