戈 (gwo1) — dagger-axe; halberd; spear; lance; javelin in Cantonese
gwoˉ¹戈Mandarin Pinyin: ge1
Meaning of 戈
noundagger-axe; halberd; spear; lance; javelin
Words Containing 戈
干戈gon1 gwo1
warfare, literally 'shield and spear'
化干戈為玉帛faa3 gon1 gwo1 wai4 juk6 baak6
beat swords into ploughshares
兵戈bing1 gwo1
weapons; arms; fighting; war
同室操戈tung4 sat1 cou1 gwo1
兄弟鬩牆
納戈爾諾-卡拉巴赫naap6 gwo1 ji5 nok6- kaa1 laai1 baa1 haak1
Nagorno-Karabakh Republic [written and colloquial]
拃亂戈柄zaa6 lyun6 gwo1 beng3
to interrupt when someone else is talking; to barge in on a conversation; to disturb the order
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