快刀

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Chinese

fast; quick; swift knife
trad. (快刀)
simp. #(快刀)

Pronunciation



Rime
Character
Reading # 1/1 1/1
Initial () (29) (5)
Final () (30) (89)
Tone (調) Departing (H) Level (Ø)
Openness (開合) Closed Open
Division () II I
Fanqie
Baxter khwaejH taw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang
Shangfang
/kʰˠuaiH/ /tɑu/
Pan
Wuyun
/kʰʷᵚaiH/ /tɑu/
Shao
Rongfen
/kʰuaiH/ /tɑu/
Edwin
Pulleyblank
/kʰwaɨjsH/ /taw/
Li
Rong
/kʰuaiH/ /tɑu/
Wang
Li
/kʰwæiH/ /tɑu/
Bernhard
Karlgren
/kʰwaiH/ /tɑu/
Expected
Mandarin
Reflex
kuài dāo
Expected
Cantonese
Reflex
faai3 dou1

Noun

快刀

  1. (literary) sharp knife

Derived terms

Japanese

Kanji in this term
かい
Grade: 5
とう
Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

Noun

(かい)(とう) (kaitō

  1. sharp sword