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屠刀
tú dāo
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butcher's knife;
abattoir hatchet
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刮胡刀
guā hú dāo
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razor
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单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
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to get straight to the point (idiom)
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尖刀
jiān dāo
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dagger
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折刀
zhé dāo
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clasp knife;
folding knife
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笑里藏刀
xiào lǐ cáng dāo
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lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom); friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions;
when the fox preaches, look to the geese
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刮刀
guā dāo
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spatula;
scraper
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磨刀
mó dāo
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to hone (a knife)
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刀剑
dāo jiàn
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sword
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千刀万剐
qiān dāo wàn guǎ
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to make mincemeat of sb;
to hack sb to pieces (used while cursing)
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大刀阔斧
dà dāo kuò fǔ
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bold and decisive
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小试牛刀
xiǎo shì niú dāo
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to give a small demonstration of one's impressive skills (idiom)
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锉刀
cuò dāo
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file (metalworking and woodworking tool)
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钢刀
gāng dāo
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steel knife;
sword
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刀鞘
dāo qiào
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scabbard
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卷笔刀
juǎn bǐ dāo
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pencil sharpener (blade-only type)
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宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
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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
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磨刀石
mó dāo shí
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whetstone (for honing knives)
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铡刀
zhá dāo
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lever-style guillotine (for chopping fodder etc)
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马刀
mǎ dāo
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saber;
cavalry sword
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单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
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lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom);
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
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磨刀霍霍
mó dāo huò huò
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lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom);
fig. to prepare to attack;
to be getting ready for battle
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一刀切
yī dāo qiē
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lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity;
one solution fits a diversity of problems;
one size fits all
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二把刀
èr bǎ dāo
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inexpert;
a botcher
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刀削面
dāo xiāo miàn
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knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
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