裸体 裸體 luǒ tǐ naked syn 脱光 脫光 tuō guāng to strip naked / to strip nude / (coll.) to find oneself a partner 赤裸 chì luǒ naked / bare syn 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 裸露 luǒ lù naked / bare / uncovered / exposed syn 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 光光 guāng guāng bright / shiny / smooth / naked / bald / penniless 肉眼 ròu yǎn naked eye / layman's eyes syn 胴体 胴體 dòng tǐ carcass / naked body 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons syn 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn sharp sword 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 赤条条 赤條條 chì tiáo tiáo stark naked syn 刀剑 刀劍 dāo jiàn sword 佩剑 佩劍 pèi jiàn sword / (fencing) saber 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 木剑 木劍 mù jiàn wooden sword 马刀 馬刀 mǎ dāo saber / cavalry sword 舞剑 舞劍 wǔ jiàn to perform a sword-dance 剑身 劍身 jiàn shēn sword blade 剑柄 劍柄 jiàn bǐng sword hilt 尚方宝剑 尚方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4] / imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 女体盛 女體盛 nǚ tǐ chéng nyotaimori or "body sushi", Japanese practice of serving sushi on the body of a naked woman 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing / sword-play 光着 光著 guāng zhe bare / naked 裸奔 luǒ bēn to streak (run naked) 一丝不挂 一絲不掛 yī sī bù guà not wearing one thread (idiom) / absolutely naked / without a stitch of clothing / in one's birthday suit syn 出鞘 chū qiào (of a sword etc) to unsheath 轩辕剑 軒轅劍 xuān yuán jiàn sword 裸女 luǒ nǚ naked woman 裸聊 luǒ liáo to chat naked (online) 快刀斩乱麻 快刀斬亂麻 kuài dāo zhǎn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot syn 太极剑 太極劍 tài jí jiàn a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play 赤身露体 赤身露體 chì shēn lù tǐ completely naked syn 日本刀 rì běn dāo Japanese sword / katana 刀 dāo knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass / CL:把[ba3] / (slang) dollar (loanword) / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs syn 赤 chì red / scarlet / bare / naked syn 赤裸裸 chì luǒ luǒ bare / naked / (fig.) plain / undisguised / unadorned syn 刀枪不入 刀槍不入 dāo qiāng bù rù lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom) / fig. invulnerable / untouchable / thick-skinned / impervious to criticism 抡 掄 lūn to swing (one's arms, a heavy object) / to wave (a sword, one's fists) / to fling (money) syn 宝刀不老 寶刀不老 bǎo dāo bù lǎo 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 syn 单刀赴会 單刀赴會 dān dāo fù huì lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom) / fig. to go alone into enemy lines 裎 chéng to take off one's clothes / naked 铗 鋏 jiá pincers for use at a fire / sword syn 口蜜腹剑 口蜜腹劍 kǒu mì fù jiàn lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom) / fig. hypocritical and murderous syn 投笔从戎 投筆從戎 tóu bǐ cóng róng to lay down the pen and take up the sword (idiom) / to join the military (esp. of educated person) syn 刻舟求剑 刻舟求劍 kè zhōu qiú jiàn lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom) / fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances syn 露体 露體 lù tǐ naked 锟 錕 kūn steel sword 缑 緱 gōu rope attached to a sword hilt / (archaic) hilt / sword 镡 鐔 xín guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2] 銧 guāng point of a sword 铓 鋩 máng sharp point / point of sword 赤身 chì shēn naked 显晶 顯晶 xiǎn jīng phanerocrystalline / with crystal structure visible to the naked eye 文武双全 文武雙全 wén wǔ shuāng quán well versed in letters and military technology (idiom) / fine scholar and soldier / master of pen and sword syn 琴剑飘零 琴劍飄零 qín jiàn piāo líng floating between zither and sword (idiom) / fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position 胯下之辱 kuà xià zhī rǔ lit. the humiliation of having to crawl between the legs of one's adversary (as Han Xin 韓信|韩信[Han2 Xin4] supposedly did rather than engage in a sword fight) (idiom) / fig. (endure) utter humiliation 项庄舞剑 項莊舞劍 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC) / fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent 磨刀霍霍 mó dāo huò huò lit. to sharpen one's sword (idiom) / fig. to prepare to attack / to be getting ready for battle syn 全裸 quán luǒ completely naked / stark naked 项庄舞剑，意在沛公 項莊舞劍，意在沛公 xiàng zhuāng wǔ jiàn , yì zài pèi gōng lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom) / refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] / an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent 肉眼观察 肉眼觀察 ròu yǎn guān chá observation by naked eye 半裸体 半裸體 bàn luǒ tǐ half-naked 油麦 油麥 yóu mài naked oat (old) 皇帝的新衣 huáng dì de xīn yī the Emperor's new clothes (i.e. naked) 莜麦 莜麥 yóu mài naked oat (Avena nuda) 裸眼 luǒ yǎn naked eye 裸袒 luǒ tǎn naked / bare 裸裎 luǒ chéng to become naked / to undress / to expose (one's body) 露袒 lù tǎn exposed / uncovered / naked 裸婚 luǒ hūn lit. naked wedding / no-frills civil wedding ceremony lacking a material foundation: no car, house, reception, rings, or honeymoon 湟鱼 湟魚 huáng yú naked carp / Gymnocypris przewalskii 裸鲤 裸鯉 luǒ lǐ naked carp (Gymnocypris przewalskii) 三点全露 三點全露 sān diǎn quán lòu (slang) naked / nude 裸绞 裸絞 luǒ jiǎo (martial arts) rear naked choke 半裸 bàn luǒ half-naked 裸泳 luǒ yǒng to swim naked / to skinny-dip 裸男 luǒ nán naked man 裸睡 luǒ shuì to sleep naked 裸骑 裸騎 luǒ qí to ride (a horse, bicycle etc) naked 戠 shì a sword. potter's clay. to gather 上方宝剑 上方寶劍 shàng fāng bǎo jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers) / imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill syn 倚天屠龙记 倚天屠龍記 yǐ tiān tú lóng jì Heaven Sword and Dragon Saber, wuxia (武俠|武侠[wu3 xia2], martial arts chivalry) novel by Jin Yong 金庸[Jin1 Yong1] and its screen adaptations 剑走偏锋 劍走偏鋒 jiàn zǒu piān fēng the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 剑走蜻蛉 劍走蜻蛉 jiàn zǒu qīng líng the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom) / fig. unexpected winning move / unconventional gambit 大刀会 大刀會 dà dāo huì 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 尚方剑 尚方劍 shàng fāng jiàn imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers) / in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill syn 快刀断乱麻 快刀斷亂麻 kuài dāo duàn luàn má lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom) / decisive action in a complex situation / cutting the Gordian knot 打把势 打把勢 dǎ bǎ shi drill (in sword play) / to thrash around / to demonstrate gymnastic skills / to solicit financial help (in an indirect way) / to show off 笔胜于刀文比武强 筆勝於刀文比武強 bǐ shèng yú dāo wén bǐ wǔ qiáng the pen is mightier than the sword (idiom) 重文轻武 重文輕武 zhòng wén qīng wǔ to value letters and belittle arms (idiom) / to stress civil matters and neglect the military / to prefer the pen to the sword 竹刀 zhú dāo shinai (bamboo sword for kendō) 刀身 dāo shēn blade (of a knife or sword) 封刀 fēng dāo to hang up the sword 开刃 開刃 kāi rèn to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc 两面刃 兩面刃 liǎng miàn rèn double-edged sword 倒持泰阿 dào chí - tài ē lit. to present the handle of a sword to another (idiom) / fig. to relinquish power to another / to place oneself at another's mercy 朴刀 pō dāo sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands 