劍 (gim3) — sword; dagger; saber | [variant] in Cantonese
gim˗₃劍简 剑
Mandarin Pinyin: jian4
Meaning of 劍
nounsword; dagger; saber | [variant]
Example Sentences with 劍
keoiˏ₅佢haiˍ₆係gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術si1?師？
Is he a swordsman?
cingˊ²請gaau˗₃教gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術si1.師。
I'd like to ask the swordsman.
go˗₃個louˏ₅老gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術si1.師。
The old swordsman.
go˗₃個gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術siˉ¹師houˊ²好ging6.勁。
That swordsman is very skilled.
keoiˏ₅佢soengˊ²想zouˍ₆做gim˗₃劍seotˍ₆術si1.師。
He wants to be a swordsman.
Words Containing 劍
放飛劍fong3 fei1 gim3
to spit
劍鞘gim3 ciu3
scabbard for a sword
劍橋gim3 kiu4
Cambridge, an English city famous for its University
劍客gim3 haak3
a swordsman; a chivalrous expert; a person adept in martial arts and given to chivalrous conduct (in olden times) [Syn.] 俠客
西洋劍sai1 joeng4 gim3
foil, epee, saber used for fencing
雙刃劍soeng1 jan6 gim3
double-edged sword
擊劍gik1 gim3
(the sport of) fencing
劍拔弩張gim3 bat6 nou5 zoeng1
a state of mutual hostility (lit., with swords drawn and bows bent)
劍仔gim3 zai2
dagger, stiletto
太極劍taai3 gik6 gim3
taiji sword, tai chi sword, tai chi (straight two-edged) sword
任劍輝jam4 gim3 fai1
Yam Kim-fai, a Cantonese opera actress
劍術師gim3 seot6 si1
fencer
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