(bird species of China) long-billed plover (Charadrius placidus)
唇枪舌剑唇槍舌劍chun2 qiang1 she2 jian4
fight a battle of words; cross verbal swords
刀剑刀劍dao1 jian4
sword
短剑短劍duan3 jian4
dagger
花剑花劍hua1 jian4
foil (fencing)
击剑擊劍ji1 jian4
fencing (sport)
击剑者擊劍者ji1 jian4 zhe3
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
剑拔弩张劍拔弩張jian4 ba2 nu3 zhang1
lit. with swords drawn and bows bent (idiom); fig. a state of mutual hostility; at daggers drawn
剑柄劍柄jian4 bing3
sword hilt
剑齿虎劍齒虎jian4 chi3 hu3
saber-toothed tiger
剑川劍川jian4 chuan1
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
剑川县劍川縣jian4 chuan1 xian4
Jianchuan county in Dali Bai autonomous prefecture 大理白族自治州, Yunnan
剑道劍道jian4 dao4
kendō (sports)
剑法劍法jian4 fa3
fencing; sword-play
剑阁劍閣jian4 ge2
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
剑阁县劍閣縣jian4 ge2 xian4
Jiange county in Guangyuan 廣元|广元, Sichuan
剑河劍河jian4 he2
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
剑河县劍河縣jian4 he2 xian4
Jianhe county in Qiandongnan Miao and Dong autonomous prefecture 黔東南州|黔东南州, Guizhou
剑鸻劍鴴jian4 heng2
(bird species of China) common ringed plover (Charadrius hiaticula)
剑尖劍尖jian4 jian1
point; sharp end
剑客劍客jian4 ke4
fencer (i.e. sportsman involved in fencing)
剑龙劍龍jian4 long2
stegosaurus
剑麻劍麻jian4 ma2
sisal hemp
剑桥劍橋jian4 qiao2
Cambridge
剑桥大学劍橋大學jian4 qiao2 da4 xue2
University of Cambridge
剑身劍身jian4 shen1
sword blade
剑术劍術jian4 shu4
fencing
剑鱼劍魚jian4 yu2
swordfish
剑鱼座劍魚座jian4 yu2 zuo4
Dorado (constellation)
剑走偏锋劍走偏鋒jian4 zou3 pian1 feng1
Jian Zoupianfeng, pseudonym of prolific modern novelist
剑走偏锋劍走偏鋒jian4 zou3 pian1 feng1
the sword moves with side stroke (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
剑走蜻蛉劍走蜻蛉jian4 zou3 qing1 ling2
the sword moves like a dragon-fly (modern idiom); fig. unexpected winning move; unconventional gambit
剑嘴鹛劍嘴鶥jian4 zui3 mei2
(bird species of China) slender-billed scimitar babbler (Pomatorhinus superciliaris)
刻舟求剑刻舟求劍ke4 zhou1 qiu2 jian4
lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
口蜜腹剑口蜜腹劍kou3 mi4 fu4 jian4
lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous
利剑利劍li4 jian4
sharp sword
刘剑峰劉劍峰liu2 jian4 feng1
Liu Jianfeng (1936-), second governor of Hainan
木剑木劍mu4 jian4
wooden sword
佩剑佩劍pei4 jian4
sword; (fencing) saber
琴剑飘零琴劍飄零qin2 jian4 piao1 ling2
floating between zither and sword (idiom); fig. wandering aimlessly with no tenured position
上方宝剑上方寶劍shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4
imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill
尚方宝剑尚方寶劍shang4 fang1 bao3 jian4
variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
尚方剑尚方劍shang4 fang1 jian4
imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill
手里剑手裡劍shou3 li3 jian4
straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)
双刃剑雙刃劍shuang1 ren4 jian4
double-edged sword (both lit. and fig.)
太极剑太極劍tai4 ji2 jian4
a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play
舞剑舞劍wu3 jian4
to perform a sword-dance
项庄舞剑項莊舞劍xiang4 zhuang1 wu3 jian4
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴 in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent
lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦 (idiom); refers to 206 BC plot to murder Liu Bang, aka Duke of Pei 沛公 and the future Han emperor, during a sword dance at Feast at Hongmen 鴻門宴|鸿门宴; an elaborate deception to