(double-edged) sword (esp. a valuable or famous one); CL:把[ba3]

sword

fencing (sport)

dagger

sharp sword

sword; (fencing) saber

wooden sword

to perform a sword-dance

foil (fencing)

épée (fencing)

double-edged sword (lit. and fig.)

a kind of traditional Chinese sword-play

imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill

straight or circular throwing-knife used by ninja and samurai (loanword from Japanese 手裏剣 shuriken)

Longquan Sword, legendary ancient Chinese sword of extraordinary craftsmanship

lit. Xiang Zhuang performs the sword dance, but his mind is set on Liu Bang 劉邦|刘邦[Liu2 Bang1] (idiom, refers to plot to kill Liu Bang during the Hongmen feast 鴻門宴|鸿门宴[Hong2 men2 yan4] in 206 BC); fig. an elaborate deception hiding malicious intent

imperial sword (giving bearer plenipotentiary powers); imperial Chinese version of 007 licensed to kill

lit. a notch on the side of a boat to locate a sword dropped overboard (idiom); fig. an action made pointless by changed circumstances

lit. honeyed words, a sword in the belly (idiom); fig. hypocritical and murderous

(idiom) to cross verbal swords; to have a heated verbal exchange

variant of 尚方劍|尚方剑[shang4 fang1 jian4]; imperial sword (giving bearer arbitrary powers); in fiction, Chinese version of 007's license to kill