偃月刀

Chinese

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

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): yǎnyuèdāo

(Zhuyin): ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): jin² jyut⁶ dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: yǎnyuèdāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄧㄢˇ ㄩㄝˋ ㄉㄠ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: yeanyuehdau
  - IPA ^(key): /i̯ɛn²¹⁴⁻²¹¹ y̯œ⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: jin² jyut⁶ dou¹
  - Yale: yín yuht dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: jin² jyt⁹ dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: yin² yud⁶ dou¹
  - IPA ^(key): /jiːn³⁵ jyːt̚² tou̯⁵⁵/

Noun

偃月刀

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

偃月刀 (hiragana えんげつとう, rōmaji engetsutō)

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