匕首 | bǐ shǒu | dagger | |
短剑 | duǎn jiàn | dagger | |
尖刀 | jiān dāo | dagger | |
匕 | bǐ | dagger / ladle / ancient type of spoon | |
镡 | xín | guard (on a sword handle) / pommel (on a sword handle) / dagger / Taiwan pr. [tan2] | |
笑里藏刀 | xiào lǐ cáng dāo | lit. a dagger hidden in smiles (idiom) / friendly manners belying hypocritical intentions / when the fox preaches, look to the geese | |
小刀会 | Xiǎo dāo huì | Dagger Society, anti-Qing secret society who mounted an unsuccessful rebellion in 1855 | |
图穷匕见 | tú qióng bǐ xiàn | lit. the assassin's dagger, concealed in a map scroll, is suddenly revealed when the map is unrolled (referring to the attempted assassination of Ying Zheng 嬴政[Ying2 Zheng4] by Jing Ke 荊軻|荆轲[Jing1 Ke1] in 227 BC) (idiom) / fig. malicious intent suddenly becomes apparent |