Word information
Simplified双刃剑
Traditional雙刃劍
Pinyinshuāng rèn jiàn
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Character breakdown
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双shuāng
surname Shuang; two; double; pair; both; even (number); variant of 雙|双[shuang1]
双方shuāngfāngbilateral; both sides; both parties involved
剑jiàndouble-edged sword; CL:口[kou3],把[ba3]; classifier for blows of a sword; variant of 劍|剑[jian4]
刻舟求剑kèzhōu-qiújiànlit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances
双胞胎shuāngbāotāitwin; CL:對|对[dui4]
双边shuāngbiānbilateral