快刀

Chinese

		fast; quick; swift	knife
trad. (快刀)		快	刀
simp. ^#(快刀)		快	刀

Pronunciation

Mandarin
(Pinyin): kuàidāo

(Zhuyin): ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ
Cantonese (Jyutping): faai³ dou¹

Mandarin
- (Standard Chinese)⁺
  - Hanyu Pinyin: kuàidāo
  - Zhuyin: ㄎㄨㄞˋ ㄉㄠ
  - Tongyong Pinyin: kuàidao
  - Wade–Giles: kʻuai⁴-tao¹
  - Yale: kwài-dāu
  - Gwoyeu Romatzyh: kuaydau
  - Palladius: куайдао (kuajdao)
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /kʰu̯aɪ̯⁵¹ tɑʊ̯⁵⁵/
Cantonese
- (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)⁺
  - Jyutping: faai³ dou¹
  - Yale: faai dōu
  - Cantonese Pinyin: faai³ dou¹
  - Guangdong Romanization: fai³ dou¹
  - Sinological IPA ^(key): /faːi̯³³ tou̯⁵⁵/

Middle Chinese: khwaejH taw

Rime
Character	快	刀
Reading #	1/1	1/1
Initial (聲)	溪 (29)	端 (5)
Final (韻)	夬 (30)	豪 (89)
Tone (調)	Departing (H)	Level (Ø)
Openness (開合)	Closed	Open
Division (等)	II	I
Fanqie	苦夬切	都勞切
Baxter	khwaejH	taw
Reconstructions
Zhengzhang Shangfang	/kʰˠuai^H/	/tɑu/
Pan Wuyun	/kʰʷᵚai^H/	/tɑu/
Shao Rongfen	/kʰuai^H/	/tɑu/
Edwin Pulleyblank	/kʰwaɨjs^H/	/taw/
Li Rong	/kʰuai^H/	/tɑu/
Wang Li	/kʰwæi^H/	/tɑu/
Bernhard Karlgren	/kʰwai^H/	/tɑu/
Expected Mandarin Reflex	kuài	dāo
Expected Cantonese Reflex	faai³	dou¹

Noun

快刀

(literary) sharp knife

Derived terms

快刀斬亂麻 / 快刀斩乱麻 (kuàidāo zhǎn luànmá)

Japanese

Kanji in this term
快	刀
かい Grade: 5	とう Grade: 2
on'yomi

Pronunciation

(Tokyo) かいとー [kàítóó] (Heiban – [0])
IPA^(key): [ka̠ito̞ː]

Homophones: 回答, 会頭, 解答, 解凍, 解党, 快投, 解糖, 会党, 回頭, 怪盗

Noun

快(かい)刀(とう) • (kaitō)

sharp sword