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柳葉刀

简柳叶刀 · 繁柳葉刀

Mandarin · pinyin liǔ yè dāo

lancet (surgeon's knife)

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柳: liǔ · willow tree; pleasure; 24th lunar mansion, determinative star δ Hydrae
葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
刀: dāo · knife; old coin; measure
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf

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3–4–1 · liu3 ye4 dao1

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Rime Cantonese 粵拼

lau5 jip6 dou1

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noun

(historical) a type of military sidearm in Ming and Qing dynasties
scalpel; lancet

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