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朴刀

pō dāodictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

Source record: cd-8b504e27d92879c4. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

朴刀 朴刀 [po1 dao1] /sword with a curved blade and a long hilt, wielded with both hands/

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Reference information

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  • 朴
    pō

    used in 朴刀[pō dāo]

    pò

    Celtis sinensis var. japonica

    pǔ

    (bound form) plain / simple / Taiwan pr. [pú]

    Piáo

    surname Piao / Korean surname (Park, Pak or Bak) / also pr. [Pú]

  • 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

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.