zhanmadao

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noun

An ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade

OriginMandarin 斬馬刀 /斩马刀 →
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Meanings

nounzhanmadao (plural zhanmadaos)

plural zhanmadaos

  1. An ancient Chinese curved single-edged anti-cavalry sabre-type sword, with a 1-2 foot handle and 4-5 foot blade

Origin

  1. Mandarin斬馬刀 /斩马刀
  2. Englishzhanmadao

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of Mandarin 斬馬刀 /斩马刀 (zhǎnmǎdāo).

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Translations

Chinese Cantonese 斬馬刀 /斩马刀
  • 斬馬刀 /斩马刀 (zaam² maa⁵ dou¹)Translations
Chinese Mandarin 斬馬刀 /斩马刀, 斬馬劍 /斩马剑
  • 斬馬刀 /斩马刀 (zhǎnmǎdāo)Translations
  • 斬馬劍 /斩马剑 (zhǎnmǎjiàn)Translations
French zhanmadao
  • zhanmadaoTranslations
Hungarian dzsanmadao
  • dzsanmadaoTranslations
Italian zhǎnmǎ dāo
  • zhǎnmǎ dāoTranslations
Japanese 斬馬刀
  • 斬馬刀Translations
Korean 참마도
  • 참마도 (chammado)Translations
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