"sword hilt" Chinese-English Dictionary

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
剑柄劍柄	jiàn bǐng	sword hilt

Chinese	Pinyin	Translation	Actions
刀锋刀鋒	dāo fēng	cutting edge or point of a knife, sword or tool	syn
宝剑寶劍	bǎo jiàn	(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one) / CL:把[ba3]	syn
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.)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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

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"sword hilt" Chinese-English Dictionary

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