刀筆

Chinese

		knife	pen; pencil; writing brush pen; pencil; writing brush; to write or compose; the strokes of Chinese characters
trad. (刀筆)		刀	筆
simp. (刀笔)		刀	笔

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): dāobǐ

(Zhuyin): ㄉㄠㄅㄧˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ bat¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Pinyin: dāobǐ
  - Zhuyin: ㄉㄠㄅㄧˇ
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daubii
  - IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pi²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou)⁺
  - Jyutping: dou¹ bat¹
  - Yale: dōu bāt
  - Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ bat⁷
  - Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ bed¹
  - IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ pɐt̚⁵/

Noun

刀筆

(historical) writing up of official or judicial documents; pettifoggery
(historical) Short for 刀筆吏／刀笔吏.

Derived terms

刀筆吏／刀笔吏

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