Chinese word dictionary

两肋插刀

liǎng lèi chā dāo · lit. knifes piercing both sides (idiom); fig. to attach a great importance to friendship, up to the point of being able to sacrifice oneself for it

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Word information

Simplified两肋插刀

Traditional兩肋插刀

Pinyinliǎng lèi chā dāo

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Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

两liǎng

two, both, pair, couple; ounce

肋lē

ribs; chest

插chā

to insert, to stick in; to pierce; to plant

刀dāo

knife; old coin; measure

How to learn 两肋插刀

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

When the word appears in a sentence, check whether its part of speech and meaning match the definition shown here. Chinese words can change nuance with context.

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Words with the same characters

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两liǎng

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤 (old)

两liǎng

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

刀dāo

knife; blade; single-edged sword; cutlass (CL:把[ba3]); (slang) (loanword) dollar; classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper); classifier for knife cuts or stabs; (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces); surname Dao

两liǎng

two; both; some; a few; tael, unit of weight equal to 50 grams (modern) or 1⁄16 of a catty 斤[jin1] (old)

插chā

old variant of 插[cha1]; to insert; stick in; pierce; to take part in; to interfere; to interpose

剪刀jiǎndāo

scissors; CL:把[ba3]