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"ax" Chinese-English Dictionary

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Chinese Pinyin Translation
斧头 斧頭 fǔ tóu ax / hatchet / CL:柄[bing3] syn
Chinese Pinyin Translation
砍死 kǎn sǐ to hack to death / to kill with an ax
柯 kē (literary) branch / stem / stalk / (literary) ax handle syn
刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution
操斧伐柯 cāo fǔ fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
醉翁之意不在酒 zuì wēng zhī yì bù zài jiǔ wine-lover's heart is not in the cup (idiom) / a drinker not really interested in alcohol / having an ulterior motive / to have other things in mind / with an ax to grind / accomplishing something besides what one set out to do
伐柯 fá kē (cf Book of Songs) How to fashion an ax handle? You need an ax / fig. to follow a principle / fig. to act as matchmaker
宽斧 寬斧 kuān fǔ broadax / ax with a wide blade
The four tones The four tones of Mandarin Pitch over time: tone 1 high and level (red), tone 2 rising (orange), tone 3 falling then rising (green), tone 4 falling (blue). tone 1 tone 2 tone 3 tone 4 Time Pitch

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