操刀

操刀

Chinese

		to hold; to drill; to exercise to hold; to drill; to exercise; to act; to do; to take in hand; to keep; to manage	knife
simp. and trad. (操刀)		操	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): cāodāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): cou¹ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Pinyin: cāodāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄘㄠ ㄉㄠ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tsaudau
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰɑʊ̯⁵⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
    • Jyutping: cou¹ dou¹
    • Yale: chōu dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: tsou¹ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: cou¹ dou¹
    • IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰou̯⁵⁵ tou̯⁵⁵/

Verb

操刀

1. to hold the reins; to be in charge
2. (surgery, of a person) to perform the operation