快刀

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	knife
trad. (快刀)		快	刀
simp. #(快刀)		快	刀

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): kuàidāo

  (Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ dou¹

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: kuàidāo
    • Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: kuàidao
    • Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-tao¹
    • Yale: kwài-dāu
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaydau
    • Palladius: куайдао (kuajdao)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: faai³ dou¹
    • Yale: faai dōu
    • Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ dou¹
    • Guangdong Romanization: fai³ dou¹
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵/

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• Middle Chinese: khwaejH taw

Rime
Character	快	刀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	苦夬切	都勞切
Baxter	khwaejH	taw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuaiH/	/tɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚaiH/	/tɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuaiH/	/tɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjsH/	/taw/
Li Rong	/kʰuaiH/	/tɑu/
Wang Li	/kʰwæiH/	/tɑu/
Bernard Karlgren	/kʰwaiH/	/tɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuài	dāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faai3	dou1

Noun

快刀

1. (literary) sharp knife

Derived terms

• 快刀斬亂麻／快刀斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá)

 

Japanese

Kanji in this term
快	刀
かい Grade: 5	とう Grade: 2
on’yomi

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) かいとー [kàítóó] (Heiban – [0])
• IPA^(key): [ka̠ito̞ː]

• Homophones: 回答, 会頭, 解答, 解凍, 解党, 快投, 解糖, 会党, 回頭, 怪盗

Noun

快(かい)刀(とう) • (kaitō) 

1. sharp sword