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锉刀cuò dāo
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Definitions
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锉刀 | ||
1. Simplified form of 銼刀 | ||
銼刀 | cuòdāo | |
1. n. file (hand tool) | ||
Components | ||
锉 | ||
1. Simplified form of 銼 | ||
銼 | cuò | |
1. carpenter's file, file smooth | ||
刀 | dāo | |
1. knife; blade | ||
2. single-edged sword; cutlass | ||
3. (neologism, internet) to bargain; to negotiate on price | ||
4. (q-lite, only common among Tai people) | ||
刀 世-勛 - Dao Shixun | ||
5. (Mandarin, neologism, colloquial) dollar | ||
6. Variant of 刁 | ||
刁 | diāo | |
1. (literary, or in compounds) treacherous; crafty; deceitful | ||
2. (literary) to tempt | ||
3. (literary) unkind | ||
4. (literary) stammering | ||
5. (literary) picky about food | ||
6. (literary) to wring | ||
7. (literary) to inveigle | ||
8. (literary) ear of grains | ||
9. (literary) to make (time) | ||
10. Variant of 凋 | ||
11. Variant of 碉 | ||
12. Variant of 雕 | ||
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cuò dāo
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