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彎刀

彎刀

See also: 弯刀

Chinese

		bend; bent	knife
trad. (彎刀)		彎	刀
simp. (弯刀)		弯	刀

Noun

彎刀

scimitar, machete, cutlass, yataghan, rocked blade

See also

彎刀 on the Chinese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^zh

Etymology

From 彎／弯 (wān, “bent, curved”) + 刀 (dāo, “knife, blade, sword”)

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): wāndāo

(Zhuyin): ㄨㄢㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): waan¹ dou¹
Min Nan (POJ): oan-to

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: wāndāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄨㄢㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: uandau
  - IPA ^(key): /u̯a̠n⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: waan¹ dou¹
  - Yale: wāan dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: waan¹ dou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /wɑːn⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/
Min Nan
- (Hokkien)
  - Pe̍h-ōe-jī: oan-to
  - Tâi-lô: uan-to
  - Phofsit Daibuun: oandoy
  - IPA (Xiamen): /uan⁴⁴⁻²² tɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Quanzhou): /uan³³ tɤ³³/
  - IPA (Zhangzhou): /uan⁴⁴⁻²² tɤ⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Taipei): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ to⁴⁴/
  - IPA (Kaohsiung): /uan⁴⁴⁻³³ tɤ⁴⁴/