Qing Chinese for the ferrule of a sword hilt.
Cantonese pronunciation for bāzhǎndāo, an alternative name for húdiédāo.
Alternative name for the húdiédāo.
Literally: "whip". Describes actual whips but also iron chain weapons and rigid bar-maces.
A group of sword makers in Bizen, Japan, active in the Muromachi period.
English name for the húdiédāo (蝴蝶刀)
Chinese for a ranking badge worn by civil and military officials
Chinese term for "long saber".
Literally "big knife", it is primarily associated with the iconic broad saber of post-imperial China.
Literally "single saber", it refers to any type of dāo used solely without shield or weapon in the other hand.
Used to describe a wide variety of single-edged tools and weapons.
Qing Chinese for the back of a blade.
Qing Chinese for a groove in a saber blade.
Qing Chinese for a saber scabbard endpiece.
Qing Chinese for a specific type of scabbard endpiece.
Qing Chinese for "saber guard".
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a saber scabbard.
Qing Chinese for saber scabbard endpiece.
Qing Chinese for saber edge / saber blade.
Qing Chinese for edge damage on a saber blade.
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Language: Mandarin Chinese
Source: Classical literature
Qing Chinese for the suspension bar on a saber scabbard.
Qing Chinese term for the collar-piece found on some Chinese sabers.