song đao

Vietnamese

Etymology

Sino-Vietnamese word from 雙刀.

Pronunciation

• (Hà Nội) IPA^(key): [sawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]
• (Huế) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧] ~ [sɔŋ˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]
• (Saigon) IPA^(key): [ʂawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧] ~ [sawŋ͡m˧˧ ʔɗaːw˧˧]

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Noun

song đao

1. (Chinese fiction, martial arts) two backsword (sword with one sharp edge), one in each hand
   • 2005, chapter 13, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Jīn Yōng (Kim Dung):

     Mã Thanh Hùng loạng choạng một cái ngã về phía sau, hai hán tử sau lưng y song đao cùng chém xuống.

     Mǎ Qīngxióng staggered and fell backwards; the two guys behind his back simultaneously slashed with both their backswords.

Related terms

• đơn đao (“one backsword”)