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折刀

Mandarin · pinyin zhé dāo

folding knife; jackknife; pocketknife
Tibetan waist knife

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折: zhé · break off, snap; bend
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure

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2–1 · zhe2 dao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

zit3 dou1

Cantonese word readings for 折刀. This lexicon supplies readings, not definitions.

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