直刀

Chinese

		straight; vertical; frank straight; vertical; frank; directly; straightly; upright	knife
simp. and trad. (直刀)		直	刀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): zhídāo

(Zhuyin): ㄓˊ ㄉㄠ

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: zhídāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄓˊ ㄉㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: jhíhdao
  - Wade–Giles: chih²-tao¹
  - Yale: jŕ-dāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: jyrdau
  - Palladius: чжидао (čžidao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /ʈ͡ʂʐ̩³⁵ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/

Noun

直刀

(weaponry) straight sword

Japanese

Kanji in this term
直	刀
ちょく Grade: 2	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Etymology

/chokutau/ → /chokutɔː/ → /chokutoː/

From Middle Chinese compound 直刀 (drik taw, literally “straight + knife”). Compare modern Mandarin 直刀 (zhídāo).

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) ちょくとー [chòkútóó] (Heiban – [0])^[1]
IPA^(key): [t͡ɕo̞kɯ̟to̞ː]

Noun

直(ちょく)刀(とう) • (chokutō) ^{←ちょくたう (tyokutau)^?}

(weaponry) a straight sword, particularly one from ancient Japan

References

^ Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN