刀子 dāo zi knife / CL:把[ba3] syn 锋利 鋒利 fēng lì sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point syn 刀锋 刀鋒 dāo fēng cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool syn 小刀 xiǎo dāo knife / CL:把[ba3] 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 迎刃而解 yíng rèn ér jiě lit. (bamboo) splits when it meets the knife's edge (idiom) / fig. easily solved syn 刀叉 dāo chā knife and fork / CL:副[fu4] 刀口 dāo kǒu the edge of a knife / cut / incision syn 军刀 軍刀 jūn dāo military knife / saber 菜刀 cài dāo vegetable knife / kitchen knife / cleaver / CL:把[ba3] 大刀 dà dāo broadsword / large knife / machete 不快 bù kuài unhappy / in low spirits / (of a knife) not sharp syn 屠刀 tú dāo butcher's knife / abattoir hatchet 折刀 zhé dāo clasp knife / folding knife 磨刀 mó dāo to hone (a knife) syn 势如破竹 勢如破竹 shì rú pò zhú like a hot knife through butter (idiom) / with irresistible force syn 钢刀 鋼刀 gāng dāo steel knife / sword 水果刀 shuǐ guǒ dāo paring knife / fruit knife / CL:把[ba3] 刀背 dāo bèi back of the knife 刀削面 刀削麵 dāo xiāo miàn knife-shaved noodles (pared or shaved into strips), a Shanxi specialty syn 飞刀 飛刀 fēi dāo a throwing knife / fly cutter (machine tool) 持刀 chí dāo to hold a knife / knife-wielding 刀疤 dāo bā scar from a knife wound 瑞士军刀 瑞士軍刀 ruì shì jūn dāo Swiss Army knife 腻子 膩子 nì zi putty (same as 泥子) / frequent caller / hanger-on 霍霍 huò huò (literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife 借刀杀人 借刀殺人 jiè dāo shā rén 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) syn 心如刀绞 心如刀絞 xīn rú dāo jiǎo to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom) 美工刀 měi gōng dāo utility knife / box cutter 柳叶刀 柳葉刀 liǔ yè dāo lancet (surgeon's knife) 宝刀未老 寶刀未老 bǎo dāo wèi lǎo treasure knife does not age (idiom) / old but still vigorous 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 削 xiāo to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc) syn 杠 槓 gàng coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole / bar / rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard / criterion / hyphen / dash syn 刊 栞 kān old variant of 刊[kan1] / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend syn 猎刀 獵刀 liè dāo hunting knife 戒刀 jiè dāo Buddhist monk's knife (not used for killing) 弹簧刀 彈簧刀 tán huáng dāo flick knife / switchblade / spring-loaded knife 餐刀 cān dāo table knife / dinner knife 刀俎 dāo zǔ sacrificial knife and altar 鐾 bèi to sharpen (a knife) on a stone or a strop syn 镟 鏇 xuàn to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw) 劐 huō (coll.) to slit with a knife / (variant of 耠[huo1]) hoe / to loosen soil with a hoe syn 断袖之癖 斷袖之癖 duàn xiù zhī pǐ lit. cut sleeve (idiom) / fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 漢書|汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve. 刀锯斧钺 刀鋸斧鉞 dāo jù fǔ yuè knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom) / facing torture and execution 折刀儿 折刀兒 zhé dāo r a clasp knife / a folding knife 利刀 lì dāo sharp knife / knife (weapon) 泥子 nì zi putty (used by plumbers and glaziers) 侧刀旁 側刀旁 cè dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc 刀刺 dāo cì to stab / to attack with knife 刀子嘴巴，豆腐心 dāo zi zuǐ ba , dòu fu xīn lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd / sharp tongue concealing a caring heart 放下屠刀，立地成佛 fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom) / instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes 杠刀 槓刀 gàng dāo to sharpen a knife (or razor etc) 潜水刀 潛水刀 qián shuǐ dāo dive knife 磨快 mó kuài to sharpen / to grind (knife blades) 立刀旁 lì dāo páng name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dao1] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dao4], 利[li4], 別|别[bie2] etc 手里剑 手裡劍 shǒu lǐ jiàn straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken) 精密陶瓷 jīng mì táo cí fine ceramics (used for dental implants, synthetic bones, electronics, knife blades etc) / advanced ceramics / engineered ceramics 刀身 dāo shēn blade (of a knife or sword) 刀锯鼎镬 刀鋸鼎鑊 dāo jù dǐng huò knife, saw and cauldron / ancient instruments of torture / fig. torture 色字头上一把刀 色字頭上一把刀 sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences 切刀 qiē dāo cutter / knife 软刀子 軟刀子 ruǎn dāo zi (lit.) the soft knife / (fig.) underhanded tactics / devious means of attack 维氏 維氏 wéi shì Victorinox (knife manufacturer) 凶刀 xiōng dāo murder weapon (i.e. knife) 时间是把杀猪刀 時間是把殺豬刀 shí jiān shì bǎ shā zhū dāo lit. time is a butcher's knife / fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving / nothing gold can stay 刀工 dāo gōng knife work (food preparation) 开刃 開刃 kāi rèn to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc 剞劂 jī jué (literary) a knife used for carving / a graver / (literary) to cut blocks / to block-print (a book) 操刀 cāo dāo to hold a knife / (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task / to take the reins 