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凶刀
xiōng dāo
Pinyin
Definition
凶刀
-
xiōng dāo
murder weapon (i.e. knife)
Character Decomposition
凶
凵
乂
刀
刀
Related Words
(20)
刀
Dāo
1
surname Dao
菜刀
cài dāo
1
vegetable knife
2
kitchen knife
3
cleaver
4
CL:把[bǎ]
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
元凶
yuán xiōng
1
chief offender
2
main culprit
凶
xiōng
1
terrible
2
fearful
凶器
xiōng qì
1
lethal weapon
2
murder weapon
凶悍
xiōng hàn
1
violent
2
fierce and tough
3
shrewish (woman)
凶手
xiōng shǒu
1
murderer
2
assassin
凶残
xiōng cán
1
savage
2
cruel
3
fierce
凶杀
xiōng shā
1
to murder
2
assassination
凶狠
xiōng hěn
1
variant of 凶狠[xiōng hěn]
凶猛
xiōng měng
1
fierce
2
violent
3
ferocious
凶险
xiōng xiǎn
1
dangerous
2
ruthless
3
treacherous
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
凶兆
xiōng zhào
1
ill omen
凶光
xiōng guāng
1
ominous glint
凶暴
xiōng bào
1
brutal
刀具
dāo jù
1
cutting tool
刀刃
dāo rèn
1
knife blade
2
crucial point
刀剑
dāo jiàn
1
sword
Idioms
(20)
一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
1
lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
2
fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
1
lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
2
one solution fits a diversity of problems
3
one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
1
lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
2
fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
1
to lend sb a knife to kill sb
2
to get sb else to do one's dirty work
3
to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
凶相毕露
xiōng xiàng bì lù
1
show one's ferocious appearance (idiom); the atrocious features revealed
2
with fangs bared
凶神恶煞
xiōng shén è shà
1
fiends (idiom); devils and monsters
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
1
lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
2
fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it
两面三刀
liǎng miàn sān dāo
1
two-faced, three knives (idiom); double-cross
2
double dealing and back stabbing
凶多吉少
xiōng duō jí shǎo
1
everything bodes ill, no positive signs (idiom); inauspicious
2
everything points to disaster
刀不磨要生锈,人不学要落后
dāo bù mó yào shēng xiù , rén bù xué yào luò hòu
1
a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study (idiom)
刀子嘴,豆腐心
dāo zi zuǐ , dòu fu xīn
1
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
刀山火海
dāo shān huǒ hǎi
1
lit. mountains of daggers and seas of flames
2
fig. extreme danger (idiom)
刀枪不入
dāo qiāng bù rù
1
lit. impervious to sword or spear (idiom)
2
fig. invulnerable
3
untouchable
4
thick-skinned
5
impervious to criticism
刀锯斧钺
dāo jù fǔ yuè
1
knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
割鸡焉用牛刀
gē jī yān yòng niú dāo
1
lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)
2
fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter
3
also written 殺雞焉用牛刀|杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
单刀直入
dān dāo zhí rù
1
to get straight to the point (idiom)
单刀赴会
dān dāo fù huì
1
lit. to go among enemies with only one's sword (idiom)
2
fig. to go alone into enemy lines
天上下刀子
tiān shàng xià dāo zi
1
lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)
2
fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
宝刀不老
bǎo dāo bù lǎo
1
lit. a good sword always remains sharp (idiom)
2
fig. (of one's skills etc) to be as good as ever
3
the old man still has it
宝刀未老
bǎo dāo wèi lǎo
1
treasure knife does not age (idiom); old but still vigorous
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