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gim˗₃劍
简 剑
Pinyin: jian4
Translations
nounsword; dagger; saber | [variant]
fong˗₃放feiˉ¹飛gim˗₃劍
简 放飞剑
Pinyin: fang4 fei1 jian4
Translations
nounto spit
nounto spit (saliva or phlegm)
gim˗₃劍ciu˗₃鞘
简 剑鞘
Pinyin: jian4 qiao4
Translations
nounscabbard for a sword
nounscabbard or sheath, for holding a sword, knife, or other large blade
gim˗₃劍kiuˎ₄橋
简 剑桥
Pinyin: jian4 qiao2
Translations
nounCambridge, an English city famous for its University
gim˗₃劍haak˗₃客
简 剑客
Pinyin: jian4 ke4
Translations
nouna swordsman; a chivalrous expert; a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct (in olden times) [Syn.] 俠客
saiˉ¹西joengˎ₄洋gim˗₃劍
简 西洋剑
Pinyin: xi1 yang2 jian4
Translations
nounfoil, epee, saber used for fencing
soengˉ¹雙janˍ₆刃gim˗₃劍
简 双刃剑
Pinyin: shuang1 ren4 jian4
Translations
noundouble-edged sword
gikˉ¹擊gim˗₃劍
简 击剑
Pinyin: ji1 jian4
Translations
noun(the sport of) fencing
gim˗₃劍batˍ₆拔nouˏ₅弩zoengˉ¹張
简 剑拔弩张
Pinyin: jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1
Translations
nouna state of mutual hostility (lit., with swords drawn and bows bent)
gim˗₃劍zaiˊ²仔
简 剑仔
Pinyin: jian4 zai3
Translations
noundagger, stiletto
taai˗₃太gikˍ₆極gim˗₃劍
简 太极剑
Pinyin: tai4 ji2 jian4
Translations
nountaiji sword, tai chi sword, tai chi (straight two-edged) sword
jamˎ₄任gim˗₃劍faiˉ¹輝
简 任剑辉
Pinyin: ren4 jian4 hui1
Translations
nounYam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress
gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術siˉ¹師
简 剑术师
Pinyin: jian4 shu4 shi1
Translations
nounfencer
gim˗₃劍douˍ₆道
简 剑道
Pinyin: jian4 dao4
Translations
nounkendo
douˉ¹刀gwongˉ¹光gim˗₃劍jingˊ²影
简 刀光剑影
Pinyin: dao1 guang1 jian4 ying3
Translations
nounthe flash and glitter of knives and swords
nounlit. the glint and flash of knives and swords, meaning a very dangerous or violent situation
gim˗₃劍faaˉ¹花
简 剑花
Pinyin: jian4 hua1
Translations
nouna night-blooming cereus | [variant] 霸王花
nounHylocereus undatus [flower]
sauˊ²手leoiˏ₅裡gim˗₃劍
简 手里剑
Pinyin: shou3 li3 jian4
Translations
nounshuriken, throwing stars (in Japanese: 手裏; lit: "hand hidden blade", variant Chinese form 手裏劍)
gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術
简 剑术
Pinyin: jian4 shu4
Translations
nounswordplay; fencing; the art of the sword
gim˗₃劍laanˎ₄蘭
简 剑兰
Pinyin: jian4 lan2
Translations
noungladiolus (plural: gladioli); [HK] sword lily
nounGladiolus
sauˊ²手leoiˏ₅裏gim˗₃劍
简 手里剑
Pinyin: shou3 li3 jian4
Translations
nounshuriken, throwing stars (in Japanese: 手裏; lit: "hand hidden blade")
bouˊ²寶gim˗₃劍
简 宝剑
Pinyin: bao3 jian4
Translations
nouna double-edged sword
hakˉ¹刻zauˉ¹舟kauˎ₄求gim˗₃劍
简 刻舟求剑
Pinyin: ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
Translations
nounan action made pointless by changed circumstances (lit., "a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard")
gim˗₃劍hapˍ₆俠
简 剑侠
Pinyin: jian4 xia2
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nounA Chinese Immortal Story
waiˍ₆慧gim˗₃劍
简 慧剑
Pinyin: hui4 jian4
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nounsword of wisdom (a term in Buddhism)
gaak˗₃格gim˗₃劍
简 格剑
Pinyin: ge2 jian4
Translations
noun(noun) frotting (a type of sex act)