guā pí dāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
peeler / potato peeler
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Original source entry:

刮皮刀 刮皮刀 [gua1 pi2 dao1] /peeler/potato peeler/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 刮
    guā

    to scrape / to blow / to shave / to plunder / to extort / to blow (of the wind)

  • 皮
    pí

    skin / peel / rind / outer layer / leather / hide / fur / cover / wrapping / outer covering / (of food) no longer crisp / soggy / (coll.) naughty / mischievous / pico- (10⁻¹²)

    Pí

    surname Pi

  • 刀
    dāo

    knife / blade / single-edged sword / cutlass (CL:把[bǎ]) / (slang) (loanword) dollar / classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper) / classifier for knife cuts or stabs / (Internet slang) to bargain / to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces) / (Internet slang) to knife (sb) (often used hyperbolically, as in 想刀他[xiǎng dāo tā] "I could kill him!")

    Dāo

    surname Dao

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