大刀

dàdāo
  1. broadsword
  2. large knife
  3. machete

CEDICT

  1. any kind of weapon which has a single-edged, curved blade
  2. large broadsword

Wiktionary

武器名。为单刃厚背的兵器。

重編國語辭典

Entry Composition

1 大 dà
  1. big; large; great
  2. older (than another person)
  3. eldest (as in 大姐 dàjiě)
  4. greatly; freely; fully
  5. (dialect) father
  6. (dialect) uncle (father's brother)
2 刀 dāo
  1. (slang) (loanword) dollar
  2. classifier for sets of one hundred sheets (of paper)
  3. classifier for knife cuts or stabs
  4. (Internet slang) to bargain; to ask for a small discount (esp. on second-hand marketplaces)

classifier: 把

Containing this entry

大刀会 dàdāohuì Great Sword Society, an offshoot of the White Lotus in the late Qing dynasty, involved in anti-Western activity at the time of the Boxer rebellion
大刀阔斧 dàdāokuòfǔ bold and decisive
关公面前耍大刀 Guāngōngmiànqiánshuǎdàdāo
  1. lit. to wield the broadsword in the presence of Lord Guan (idiom)
  2. fig. to make a fool of oneself by showing off in front of an expert

Related entries

砍刀 kǎndāo machete
黑板上寫滿了數學方程式，老師正用一把砍刀當教鞭講解。黑板上方寫著一句格言，大概是為了激勵學生：「學習並遵循胡志明主席的教誨，我們的心靈更加光明！」

A blackboard had been covered with math equations, which the teacher was explaining, using a machete as a pointer. Above the blackboard was a motto, probably intended to be inspirational: "Studying and following Uncle Ho's words, our hearts are brighter!"

Source: Tatoeba

开山刀 kāishāndāo machete