刀光剑影 dāoguāngjiànyǐng glint of cold steel Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 刀 dāo noun knife knife; blade; single-edged sword; any tool used for cutting, slicing, or carving光 guāng noun light light; ray; beam of light剑 劍 jiàn noun sword traditional double-edged sword with a central ridge and a short handle影 yǐng verbnoun shadow (bound form) shadow; reflection; image