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 [1957–1959], chapter 13, in Cao Tự Thanh, transl., Anh hùng xạ điêu, Nhà xuất bản Văn học, translation of 射雕英雄传 by Kim Dung [Jin Yong]:
      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.
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