song đao
Vietnamese
Etymology
Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙刀.
Pronunciation
- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]
- (Hồ Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]
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Noun
song đao
- (Chinese fiction, martial arts) two backsword (sword with one sharp edge), one in each hand
- 2005, chapter 13, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):
- Mã Thanh Hùng loạng choạng một cái ngã về phía sau, hai hán tử sau lưng y song đao cùng chém xuống.
- Mǎ Qīngxióng staggered and fell backwards; the two guys behind his back simultaneously slashed with both their backswords.
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Related terms
- đơn đao (“one backsword”)