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刀口上 Pronunciation and Pinyin

刀口上 Usage and Examples

On the knife's edge

On the brink

On the incision

The characters in 刀口上

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
刀
dāo2knife
口
kǒu3mouth, opening, entrance
上
shàng3up, above, on, previous, ascend

More words starting with 刀

  • dāo刀zǔ俎shàng上de的yú鱼ròu肉A fish on the chopping block, At someone's mercy
  • dāo刀bīng兵Weapons and warfare.
  • dāo刀jù具A general term for cutting tools.
  • dāo刀rèn刃blade, cutting edge
  • dāo刀jiàn剑swords, knives and swords
  • dāo刀chā叉Knife and fork.
  • dāo刀kǒu口Cutting edge, Incision
  • dāo刀zi子knife, blade
  • dāo刀shì室Knife room, Blade room
  • dāo刀shān山jiàn剑shù树bān般de的Perilous, Harrowing
  • dāo刀gōng工knife skills (in cooking)
  • dāo刀bì币Knife coin, Knife money

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Questions about 刀口上

What does 刀口上 mean in Chinese?

刀口上 (dāo kǒu shàng) means “on the knife's edge, on the brink, on the incision”.

How do you pronounce 刀口上?

刀口上 is pronounced dāo kǒu shàng in Mandarin Chinese.

How do you say “On the knife's edge” in Chinese?

“On the knife's edge” is 刀口上 (dāo kǒu shàng) in Chinese.

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