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刀背
dāo bèi
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back of the knife
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水果刀
shuǐ guǒ dāo
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paring knife;
fruit knife;
CL:把[ba3]
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刀光血影
dāo guāng xuè yǐng
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massacre
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刀斧手
dāo fǔ shǒu
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lictor
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刀耕火种
dāo gēng huǒ zhòng
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slash and burn (agriculture)
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一刀兩斷
yī dāo liǎng duàn
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lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom);
fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
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人为刀俎，我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu
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lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom);
fig. to be at sb's mercy
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人為刀俎，我為魚肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ ， wǒ wéi yú ròu
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lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom);
fig. to be at sb's mercy
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借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
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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)
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借刀殺人
jiè dāo shā rén
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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)
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侧刀旁
cè dāo páng
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name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc;
see also 刂[dao1]
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側刀旁
cè dāo páng
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name of "knife" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到, 利, 别 etc;
see also 刂[dao1]
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兩肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
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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
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两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross;
double dealing and back stabbing
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兩面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
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two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross;
double dealing and back stabbing
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凶刀
xiōng dāo
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murder weapon (i.e. knife)
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刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù ， rén bù xué yào luò hòu
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a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
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刀俎
dāo zǔ
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sacrificial knife and altar
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刀刺
dāo cì
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to stab;
to attack with knife
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刀刺性痛
dāo cì xìng tòng
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lancing pain
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刀削麵
dāo xiāo miàn
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knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty
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刀劍
dāo jiàn
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sword
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刀子嘴巴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ ba ， dòu fu xīn
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lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
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刀子嘴，豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ ， dòu fu xīn
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to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
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