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double-edged sword / CL: , / classifier for blows of a sword
HSK 6
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
HSK 7-9
swordsman
sword
(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:
sharp sword
fencing / sword-play
to perform a sword-dance
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
swordsmanship
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility / at daggers drawn
sisal hemp
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
sword / (fencing) saber
dagger
sword hilt
sword blade
kendō (sports)
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
foil (fencing)
(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange
swordfish
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) / imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑 / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
wooden sword
(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)
point / sharp end
stegosaurus
(typography) dagger (†)
University of Cambridge
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
(bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom) / fig. intense conflict
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
Cambridge
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
Dorado (constellation)
saber-toothed tiger
fencing (sport)
floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
épée (fencing)
(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)


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