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寸铁
cùn​tiě

small weapon

Definitions Defs Origin Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents
寸铁 寸鐵 cùn​tiě
small weapon adjective
A very small weapon; a tiny blade (often used figuratively to mean any weapon at all, especially in the phrase 手无寸铁 shǒu​wú​cùn​tiě "unarmed")

Frequency

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0.032 per million

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Frequency data
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