马刀 (mǎ dāo) — saber (a type of cavalry sword); mussel-like shellfish
Definition
Two unrelated senses share this form: a cavalry saber (sword) and a mussel-like shellfish. The word is disambiguated only by context, since the two meanings are written and pronounced identically.
noun
saber (a type of cavalry sword)mussel-like shellfish
Measure word · 把
Examples
- 马刀。Tā shōu cáng le yì bǎ gǔ dài mǎ dāo.He collected an ancient saber.
- 马刀。Shì bīng men ná zhe mǎ dāo chōng fēng.The soldiers charged with sabers.
- 马刀，。Zhè zhǒng mǎ dāo gè tóu hěn dà, wèi dào hěn hǎo.This type of shellfish is large and tastes great.
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