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 刀片 dāo piàn blade / razor blade / tool bit syn 宝剑 寶劍 bǎo jiàn (double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3] syn 刀刃 dāo rèn knife blade / crucial point syn 利刃 lì rèn sharp blade 肩胛骨 jiān jiǎ gǔ scapula / shoulder blade syn 刀枪 刀槍 dāo qiāng sword and spear / weapons syn 利剑 利劍 lì jiàn sharp sword 寸草不生 cùn cǎo bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 叶片 葉片 yè piàn blade (of propellor) / vane / leaf syn 双刃剑 雙刃劍 shuāng rèn jiàn double-edged sword (lit. and fig.) 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 风向标 風向標 fēng xiàng biāo vane / propellor blade / weather vane / windsock 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 剑法 劍法 jiàn fǎ fencing / sword-play 出鞘 chū qiào (of a sword etc) to unsheath 轩辕剑 軒轅劍 xuān yuán jiàn sword 砍伤 砍傷 kǎn shāng to wound with a blade or hatchet / to slash / to gash 锯片 鋸片 jù piàn saw blade 双刃 雙刃 shuāng rèn double-edged blade 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 白刃 bái rèn naked sword syn 太极剑 太極劍 tài jí jiàn a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play 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 刃 rèn edge of blade syn 芒 máng awn (of cereals) / arista (of grain) / tip (of a blade) / Miscanthus sinensis (type of grass) / variant of 邙, Mt Mang at Luoyang in Henan 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 戟 jǐ halberd / long-handled weapon with pointed tip and crescent blade / combined spear and battle-ax 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 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 锟 錕 kūn steel sword 锷 鍔 è blade edge / sharp 胛 jiǎ shoulder blade 乇 zhé "blade of grass" component in Chinese characters 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] 髆 bó shoulder blade 銧 guāng point of a sword 铓 鋩 máng sharp point / point of sword 卷笔刀 卷筆刀 juǎn bǐ dāo pencil sharpener (blade-only type) 钢丝锯 鋼絲鋸 gāng sī jù jigsaw (saw with steel wire blade) 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 桨板 槳板 jiǎng bǎn stand-up paddleboarding (SUP) / stand-up paddleboard / blade of a propeller / blade of an oar 刀身 dāo shēn blade (of a knife or sword) 朴刀 pō dāo sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands 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 茦 cè pointed grass blade / to prick 刀叶 刀葉 dāo yè blade 舌面 shé miàn blade of tongue / laminal 刀锋伺服器 刀鋒伺服器 dāo fēng sì fú qì blade 卷刃 juǎn rèn curved blade 宽斧 寬斧 kuān fǔ broadax / ax with a wide blade 扇叶 扇葉 shàn yè fan blade 排雷犁 mine-clearing blade 錍 pī flat arrow-head / plow blade / also pr. [pi2] 刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后 刀不磨要生銹，人不學要落後 dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened / a man will fall behind if he doesn't study 寸草不生 cùn cǎo - bù shēng lit. not even a blade of grass grows (idiom) / fig. barren syn 血槽 xuè cáo fuller / blood groove (on a blade) / (gaming) health bar 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) 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 泰阿 tài ē name of a famous sword mentioned in ancient texts 镆铘 鏌鋣 mò yé Moye, the name of a legendary double-edged sword 