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掣刀

掣刀

Chinese

		pull; obstruct; hinder pull; obstruct; hinder; draw	knife
simp. and trad. (掣刀)		掣	刀

Verb

掣刀

(archaic) to draw a sword; to pull out a sword

Pronunciation

Mandarin

(Pinyin): chèdāo

(Zhuyin): ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): cit³ dou¹, zai³ dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese, Beijing)⁺
  - Pinyin: chèdāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄔㄜˋ ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: chehdau
  - IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʰɤ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: cit³ dou¹, zai³ dou¹
  - Yale: chit dōu, jai dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: tsit⁸ dou¹, dzai³ dou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /t͡sʰiːt̚³ tou̯⁵⁵/, /t͡sɐi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵/