刀鋸斧鉞

简 刀锯斧钺 · 繁 刀鋸斧鉞
Mandarin · pinyin dāo jù fǔ yuè

Meanings

  1. knife, saw, ax and hatchet (idiom); facing torture and execution
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刀
dāo · knife; old coin; measure
鋸
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斧
fǔ · axe, hatchet; chop, hew
鉞
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锯
jù · a saw; to saw; amputate
钺
yuè · broad-axe, a battle axe, halberd
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1–4–3–4 · dao1 ju4 fu3 yue4

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dou1 geoi3 fu2 jyut6

Cantonese word readings for 刀鋸斧鉞. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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