name of the lateral "knife" radical 刂[dāo] in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 18), occurring in 到[dào], 利[lì], 别[bié] etc
1.knife, saw and cauldron2.ancient instruments of torture3.fig. torture
1.lit. stocks and knives2.fig. any punishment equipment3.torture instrument
bastard; scumbag; son of a bitch
whetstone (for honing knives)
the hammer and sickle (flag of USSR, symbolizing rural and proletarian labor)
刀片铁丝网刀片鐵絲網 razor wire
剪刀石头布剪刀石頭布 rock-paper-scissors (game)
Phillips screwdriver (with a cross-shaped tip)
1.lit. knives rain down from the sky (idiom)2.fig. (even if) the sky crumbles
快刀断乱麻快刀斷亂麻 1.lit. quick sword cuts through tangled hemp (idiom); decisive action in a complex situation2.cutting the Gordian knot
割鸡焉用牛刀割雞焉用牛刀 1.lit. why use a pole-ax to slaughter a chicken? (idiom)2.fig. to waste effort on a trifling matter3.also written 杀鸡焉用牛刀[shā jī yān yòng niú dāo]
自动换刀装置自動換刀裝置 automatic tool changer (ATC)
镰刀细胞贫血鐮刀細胞貧血 sickle cell anemia
上刀山，下油锅上刀山，下油鍋, 1.lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter cauldrons of boiling oil (idiom)2.fig. to go through trials and tribulations
上刀山，下火海, 1.lit. to climb mountains of swords and enter seas of flames (idiom)2.fig. to go through trials and tribulations (often, for a noble cause)
to have a sharp tongue but a soft heart (idiom)
时间是把杀猪刀時間是把殺豬刀 1.lit. time is a butcher's knife2.fig. time marches on, relentless and unforgiving3.nothing gold can stay
色字头上一把刀色字頭上一把刀 1.lit. there is a knife above the character for lust2.fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
关公面前耍大刀關公面前耍大刀 1.lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)2.fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert
刀子嘴巴，豆腐心, lit. knife mouth but heart of bean curd; sharp tongue concealing a caring heart
人为刀俎，我为鱼肉人為刀俎，我為魚肉, 1.(lit.) to be the meat on sb's chopping block (idiom)2.(fig.) to be at sb's mercy
放下屠刀，立地成佛, 1.lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation2.to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
路见不平，拔刀相助路見不平，拔刀相助, 1.lit. to intervene when one sees an injustice (idiom)2.fig. to rush to the rescue3.to play the white knight
刀不磨要生锈，人不学要落后刀不磨要生鏽，人不學要落後, (proverb) a blade will get rusty if it is not sharpened; a man will fall behind if he doesn't study