餐刀
cān dāo
Pinyin

Definition

餐刀
 - 
cān dāo
  1. table knife
  2. dinner knife

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

Dāo
  1. 1 surname Dao
wǔ cān
  1. 1 lunch
  2. 2 luncheon
  3. 3 classifier: 份 fèn
  4. 4 classifier: 顿 dùn
  5. 5 classifier: 次 cì
tào cān
  1. 1 set meal
  2. 2 product or service package (e.g. for a cell phone subscription)
zǎo cān
  1. 1 breakfast
  2. 2 classifier: 份 fèn
  3. 3 classifier: 顿 dùn
  4. 4 classifier: 次 cì
wǎn cān
  1. 1 evening meal
  2. 2 dinner
  3. 3 classifier: 份 fèn
  4. 4 classifier: 顿 dùn
  5. 5 classifier: 次 cì

Idioms (20)

一刀两断
yī dāo liǎng duàn
  1. 1 lit. two segments with a single cut (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to make a clean break (idiom)
一刀切
yī dāo qiē
  1. 1 lit. to cut all at one stroke (idiom); to impose uniformity
  2. 2 one solution fits a diversity of problems
  3. 3 one size fits all
人为刀俎,我为鱼肉
rén wéi dāo zǔ , wǒ wéi yú ròu
  1. 1 lit. to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to be at sb's mercy
借刀杀人
jiè dāo shā rén
  1. 1 to lend sb a knife to kill sb
  2. 2 to get sb else to do one's dirty work
  3. 3 to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
两肋插刀
liǎng lèi chā dāo
  1. 1 lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it