刀把

Chinese

		knife	handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object) handle; (a measure word); (marker for direct-object); to hold; to contain; to grasp; to take hold of
simp. and trad. (刀把)		刀	把

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): dāobà

  (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚˋ

• Cantonese (Jyutping): dou¹ baa²

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāobà
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚˋ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: daobà
    • Wade–Giles: tao¹-pa⁴
    • Yale: dāu-bà
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: daubah
    • Palladius: даоба (daoba)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pä⁵¹/
      
  • (Standard Chinese, erhua-ed) (刀把兒／刀把儿)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: dāobàr
    • Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ㄅㄚˋㄦ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: daobàr
    • Wade–Giles: tao¹-pa⁴-ʼrh
    • Yale: dāu-bàr
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dauball
    • Palladius: даобар (daobar)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ pɑɻ⁵¹/
• Cantonese
  • (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
    • Jyutping: dou¹ baa²
    • Yale: dōu bá
    • Cantonese Pinyin: dou¹ baa²
    • Guangdong Romanization: dou¹ ba²
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tou̯⁵⁵ paː³⁵/

Noun

刀把

1. knife handle
2. sword/dagger hilt
3. information that yields a bargaining advantage to the other party in a lawsuit or argument; information that can be used against someone
4. power; authority