刀刃

刀刃

Chinese

		knife	edge of blade
trad. (刀刃)		刀	刃
simp. #(刀刃)		刀	刃

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāorèn

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ jan⁶
• Min Nan (POJ): to-līm / to-jīm

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāorèn
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daurenn
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐən⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed)⁺
    • Pinyin: dāorènr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄖㄣˋㄦ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daurell
    • IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ ʐəɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou¹ jan⁶
    • Yale: dōu yahn
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ jan⁶
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ yen⁶
    • IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ jɐn²²/
• Min Nan
  • (Hokkien: Quanzhou, Xiamen)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-līm
    • Tâi-lô: to-līm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doilim
    • IPA (Quanzhou): /to³³ lim⁴¹/
    • IPA (Xiamen): /to⁴⁴⁻²² lim²²/
  • (Hokkien: Zhangzhou)
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-jīm
    • Tâi-lô: to-jīm
    • Phofsit Daibuun: doijim
    • IPA (Zhangzhou): /to⁴⁴⁻²² d͡ʑim²²/

Noun

刀刃

1. edge of a knife; knife blade
2. crucial point; pivotal point

Synonyms

• (edge of a knife): 刀口 (dāokǒu); (Min Nan) 刀喙, 刀喙口, 刀鋩／刀铓, 刀鐮／刀镰

Derived terms

好鋼用在刀刃上／好钢用在刀刃上 (hǎogāng yòngzài dāorènshàng)