斬馬刀

Chinese

		behead; chop	horse; surname	knife
trad. (斬馬刀)		斬	馬	刀
simp. (斩马刀)		斩	马	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): zhǎnmǎdāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): zaam² maa⁵ dou¹
• Southern Min (Teochew, Peng'im): zam² bhê² do¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: zhǎnmǎdāo [Phonetic: zhánmǎdāo]
    • Zhuyin: ㄓㄢˇ ㄇㄚˇ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: jhǎnmǎdao
    • Wade–Giles: chan³-ma³-tao¹
    • Yale: jǎn-mǎ-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jaanmaadau
    • Palladius: чжаньмадао (čžanʹmadao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂän²¹⁴⁻³⁵ mä²¹⁴⁻²¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: zaam² maa⁵ dou¹
    • Yale: jáam máh dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dzaam² maa⁵ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: zam² ma⁵ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡saːm³⁵ maː¹³ tou̯⁵⁵/
• Southern Min
  • (Teochew)
    • Peng'im: zam² bhê² do¹
    • Pe̍h-ōe-jī-like: tsám bé to
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /t͡sam⁵²⁻³⁵ be⁵²⁻³⁵ to³³/

Noun

斬馬刀

1. (historical) anti-cavalry sword

Synonyms

• 斬馬劍／斩马剑

References

• Fielde, Adele Marion (1883) “刀 (to̤)”, in A Pronouncing and Defining Dictionary of the Swatow Dialect, Arranged According to Syllables and Tones, Shanghai: American Presbyterian Mission Press, page 560

Japanese

Kanji in this term
斬	馬	刀
ざん Grade: S	ば Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
kan’yōon	kan’on

Noun

斬(ざん)馬(ば)刀(とう) • (zanbatō) 

1. (historical) Chinese anti-cavalry sword
2. (ACG) large magical sword

Synonyms

• 斬(ざん)馬(ば)剣(けん) (zanbaken)