偃月刀

Chinese

		a crescent moon	knife
trad. (偃月刀)		偃月	刀
simp. #(偃月刀)		偃月	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): yǎnyuèdāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² jyut⁶ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: yǎnyuèdāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: yǎnyuèdao
    • Wade–Giles: yen³-yüeh⁴-tao¹
    • Yale: yǎn-ywè-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanyuehdau
    • Palladius: яньюэдао (janʹjuedao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹ ɥɛ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: jin² jyut⁶ dou¹
    • Yale: yín yuht dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: jin² jyt⁹ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: yin² yud⁶ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ jyːt̚² tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

偃月刀

1. Guandao, a type of Chinese pole weapon consisting of a heavy blade with a spike at the back.

Derived terms

• 青龍偃月刀／青龙偃月刀 (Qīnglóng Yǎnyuèdāo)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
偃	月	刀
えん Hyōgaiji	げつ Grade: 1	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Etymology

From engetsu (偃月, crescent moon) + tō (刀, sword).

Noun

偃(えん)月(げつ)刀(とう) • (engetsutō) 

1. scimitar