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刀	dāo	knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把) / (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 "I could kill him!")
削	xiāo	to peel with a knife / to pare / to cut (a ball at tennis etc)
锋利	fēng lì	sharp (e.g. knife blade) / incisive / to the point
借刀杀人	jiè dāo shā rén	to lend sb a knife to kill sb / to get sb else to do one's dirty work / to attack using the strength of another (idiom)
色字头上一把刀	sè zì tóu shàng yī bǎ dāo	lit. there is a knife above the character for lust / fig. lascivious activities can lead to bitter consequences
刊	kān	to print / to publish / publication / periodical / to peel with a knife / to carve / to amend
开刃	kāi rèn	to edge a knife, scissor, sword etc
放下屠刀，立地成佛	fàng xià tú dāo , lì dì chéng fó	lay down butcher's knife, become a Buddha on the spot (idiom); instant rehabilitation / to repent and be absolved of one's crimes
操刀	cāo dāo	to hold a knife / (fig.) (of a surgeon) to perform an operation / (fig.) to personally handle or take charge of a task; to take the reins
磨刀	mó dāo	to hone (a knife)
心如刀绞	xīn rú dāo jiǎo	to feel a pain like a knife being twisted in one's heart (idiom)
霍霍	huò huò	(literary) (onom.) sound of sharpening a knife / (coll.) to mess with; to cause harm to (sb or sth)
杠刀	gàng dāo	to sharpen a knife (or razor etc)
磨快	mó kuài	to sharpen / to grind (knife blades)
镟	xuàn	to shape on a lathe / to peel with a knife / to turn in (a screw)
断袖之癖	duàn xiù zhī pǐ	lit. cut sleeve (idiom); fig. euphemism for homosexuality, originating from History of Western Han 汉书: emperor Han Aidi (real name Liu Xin) was in bed with his lover Dong Xian, and had to attend a court audience that morning. Not wishing to awaken Dong Xian, who was sleeping with his head resting on the emperor's long robe sleeve, Aidi used a knife to cut off the lower half of his sleeve.
杠	gàng	coffin-bearing pole (old) / thick pole; bar; rod / thick line / to mark with a thick line / to sharpen (a knife, razor etc) / to get into a dispute with / standard; criterion / hyphen; dash
持刀	chí dāo	to hold a knife / knife-wielding
鐾	bèi	to sharpen (a knife) on a stone or a strop / Taiwan pr. [bi4]
剞劂	jī jué	(literary) a knife used for carving; a graver / (literary) to cut blocks; to block-print (a book)