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寶劍 宝剑 [[bao3jian4]] /(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one)/CL:把[ba3]/ 512 2
長嘴劍鴴 长嘴剑鸻 [[chang2zui3 jian4heng2]] /(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)/ 953 2
唇槍舌戰 唇枪舌战 [chun2 qiang1 she2 zhan4] /see 唇槍舌劍|唇枪舌剑[chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4]/ 1022 1
唇槍舌劍 唇枪舌剑 [[chun2qiang1-she2jian4]] /(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange/ 153 2
刀光劍影 刀光剑影 [dao1 guang1 jian4 ying3] /lit. flash of knives and swords (idiom)/fig. intense conflict/ 990 1
刀劍 刀剑 [dao1 jian4] /sword/ 3897 1
刀槍劍戟 刀枪剑戟 [[dao1-qiang1-jian4-ji3]] /(idiom) melee combat weapons of ancient China, such as swords, spears and halberds/ 604 2
短劍 短剑 [duan3 jian4] /dagger/ 7102 1
花劍 花剑 [hua1 jian4] /foil (fencing)/ 7034 1
擊劍 击剑 [ji1 jian4] /fencing (sport)/ 7034 1
[jian4] /double-edged sword/CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]/classifier for blows of a sword/ 5802 1
[jian4] /variant of 劍|剑[jian4]/ 4902 1
[jian4] /old variant of 劍|剑[jian4]/ 5715 1
劍拔弩張 剑拔弩张 [jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1] /lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility/at daggers drawn/ 6333 1
劍柄 剑柄 [jian4 bing3] /sword hilt/ 6171 1
劍齒虎 剑齿虎 [jian4 chi3 hu3] /saber-toothed tiger/ 5873 1
劍道 剑道 [jian4 dao4] /kendō (sports)/ 5870 1
劍法 剑法 [jian4 fa3] /fencing/sword-play/ 6063 1
劍尖 剑尖 [jian4 jian1] /point/sharp end/ 6571 1
劍客 剑客 [jian4 ke4] /swordsman/ 2355 1
劍龍 剑龙 [jian4 long2] /stegosaurus/ 6507 1
劍麻 剑麻 [jian4 ma2] /sisal hemp/ 6156 1
劍橋 剑桥 [Jian4 qiao2] /Cambridge/ 5126 1
劍橋大學 剑桥大学 [Jian4 qiao2 Da4 xue2] /University of Cambridge/ 7034 1
劍身 剑身 [jian4 shen1] /sword blade/ 6571 1
劍術 剑术 [jian4 shu4] /swordsmanship/ 2355 1
劍魚 剑鱼 [jian4 yu2] /swordfish/ 4821 1
箭魚 箭鱼 [jian4 yu2] /variant of 劍魚|剑鱼[jian4 yu2]/ 4821 1
劍魚座 剑鱼座 [Jian4 yu2 zuo4] /Dorado (constellation)/ 4662 1
劍走偏鋒 剑走偏锋 [jian4 zou3 pian1 feng1] /the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom)/fig. unexpected winning move/unconventional gambit/ 6063 1
劍走蜻蛉 剑走蜻蛉 [jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2] /the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom)/fig. unexpected winning move/unconventional gambit/ 6063 1
劍標 剑标 [[jian4biao1]] /(typography) dagger (†)/ 882 2
劍川 剑川 [[Jian4chuan1]] /see 劍川縣|剑川县[Jian4chuan1 Xian4]/ 128 2
劍川縣 剑川县 [[Jian4chuan1 Xian4]] /Jianchuan, a county in Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture 大理白族自治州[Da4li3 Bai2zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Yunnan/ 128 2
劍閣 剑阁 [[Jian4ge2]] /see 劍閣縣|剑阁县[Jian4ge2 Xian4]/ 130 2
劍閣縣 剑阁县 [[Jian4ge2 Xian4]] /Jiange, a county in Guangyuan City 廣元市|广元市[Guang3yuan2 Shi4], Sichuan/ 130 2
劍河 剑河 [[Jian4he2]] /see 劍河縣|剑河县[Jian4he2 Xian4]/ 359 2
劍河縣 剑河县 [[Jian4he2 Xian4]] /Jianhe, a county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong Autonomous Prefecture 黔東南苗族侗族自治州|黔东南苗族侗族自治州[Qian2dong1nan2 Miao2zu2 Dong4zu2 Zi4zhi4zhou1], Guizhou/ 359 2
劍鴴 剑鸻 [[jian4heng2]] /(bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)/ 952 2
劍眉星目 剑眉星目 [[jian4mei2-xing1mu4]] /(idiom) straight, thick, upward-inclined eyebrows and eyes that are bright and full of spirit; striking, handsome features; dashing, heroic appearance/ 803 2
劍指 剑指 [[jian4zhi3]] /(fig.) to target; to set one's sights on (a goal, problem etc)/ 673 2
劍嘴鶥 剑嘴鹛 [[jian4zui3mei2]] /(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)/ 952 2
刻舟求劍 刻舟求剑 [ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4] /lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances/ 6333 1
口蜜腹劍 口蜜腹剑 [kou3 mi4 fu4 jian4] /lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous/ 6333 1
利劍 利剑 [li4 jian4] /sharp sword/ 7050 1
龍泉劍 龙泉剑 [[Long2quan2jian4]] /Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship/ 368 2
木劍 木剑 [mu4 jian4] /wooden sword/ 6838 1
佩劍 佩剑 [pei4 jian4] /sword/(fencing) saber/ 3858 1
琴劍飄零 琴剑飘零 [qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2] /floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position/ 6333 1
上方寶劍 上方宝剑 [shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4] /imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers)/imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill/ 6832 1
尚方寶劍 尚方宝剑 [shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4] /variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]/imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)/in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill/ 6102 1
尚方劍 尚方剑 [shang4 fang1 jian4] /imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers)/in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill/ 6102 1
手裡劍 手里剑 [shou3 li3 jian4] /straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)/ 3405 1
雙刃劍 双刃剑 [shuang1 ren4 jian4] /double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)/ 2608 1
太極劍 太极剑 [tai4 ji2 jian4] /a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play/ 7102 1
舞劍 舞剑 [wu3 jian4] /to perform a sword-dance/ 6533 1
項莊舞劍 项庄舞剑 [Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4] /lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC)/fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent/ 2000 1
項莊舞劍,意在沛公 项庄舞剑,意在沛公 [Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1] /lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公[Pei4 gong1] and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4]/an elaborate deception to hide malicious intent/ 2000 1
項莊舞劍,志在沛公 项庄舞剑,志在沛公 [Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , zhi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1] /see 項莊舞劍,意在沛公|项庄舞剑,意在沛公[Xiang4 Zhuang1 wu3 jian4 , yi4 zai4 Pei4 gong1]/ 4211 1
重劍 重剑 [zhong4 jian4] /épée (fencing)/ 7034 1
鑄劍為犁 铸剑为犁 [[zhu4jian4-wei2li2]] /(idiom) to beat swords into plowshares; to turn from war to peace/ 72 2

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