# 刀子
## Chinese
### Pronunciation

* Mandarin
    (Pinyin): dāozi
    (Zhuyin): ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ
* Cantonese (Jyutping): dou$^1$ zi$^2$
* Gan (Wiktionary): dau$^1$ zi
* Jin (Wiktionary): dau$^1$ zeh
* Southern Min (Hokkien, POJ): to-chí
* Mandarin
** (Standard Chinese)
*** Hanyu Pinyin: dāozi
*** Zhuyin: ㄉㄠ ˙ㄗ
*** Tongyong Pinyin: daozi̊h
*** Wade–Giles: tao$^1$-tzŭ$^5$
*** Yale: dāu-dz
*** Gwoyeu Romatzyh: dau.tzy
*** Palladius: даоцзы (daoczy)
*** Sinological IPA : /tɑʊ̯⁵⁵ d͡z̥z̩²/
* Cantonese
** (Standard Cantonese, Guangzhou–Hong Kong)
*** Jyutping: dou$^1$ zi$^2$
*** Yale: dōu jí
*** Cantonese Pinyin: dou$^1$ dzi$^2$
*** Guangdong Romanization: dou$^1$ ji$^2$
*** Sinological IPA : /tou̯⁵⁵ t͡siː³⁵/
* Gan
** (Nanchang)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^1$ zi
*** Sinological IPA : /tau⁴² t͡sz̩²/
* Jin
** (Taiyuan)
*** Wiktionary: dau$^1$ zeh
*** Sinological IPA (old-style): /tau¹¹ t͡səʔ²/
* Southern Min
** (Hokkien)
*** Pe̍h-ōe-jī: to-chí
*** Tâi-lô: to-tsí
*** Phofsit Daibuun: doicie
*** IPA (Xiamen): /to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Quanzhou): /to³³ t͡si⁵⁵⁴/
*** IPA (Zhangzhou): /to⁴⁴⁻²² t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Taipei): /to⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁵³/
*** IPA (Kaohsiung): /tɤ⁴⁴⁻³³ t͡si⁴¹/
* Middle Chinese: taw tsiX
Rime :
| Character | 刀 | 子 |
| Reading # | 1/1 | 1/1 |
| Initial (聲) | 端 (5) | 精 (13) |
| Final (韻) | 豪 (89) | 之 (19) |
| Tone (調) | Level (Ø) | Rising (X) |
| Openness (開合) | Open | Open |
| Division (等) | I | III |
| Fanqie | 都勞切 | 即里切 |
| Baxter | taw | tsiX |
| Reconstructions |||
| Zhengzhang Shangfang | /tɑu/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Pan Wuyun | /tɑu/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Shao Rongfen | /tɑu/ | /t͡sie$^X$/ |
| Edwin Pulleyblank | /taw/ | /t͡sɨ$^X$/ |
| Li Rong | /tɑu/ | /t͡siə$^X$/ |
| Wang Li | /tɑu/ | /t͡sĭə$^X$/ |
| Bernhard Karlgren | /tɑu/ | /t͡si$^X$/ |
| Expected Mandarin Reflex | dāo | zǐ |
| Expected Cantonese Reflex | dou$^1$ | zi$^2$ |

### Noun

刀子
* small knife; pocketknife (Classifier: 把 m)
* (regional) knife (in general) (Classifier: 把 m)

#### Synonyms

| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 小刀, 刀子 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 刀子, 小刀兒 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Taiwan | 小刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Harbin | 刀子 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 刀子, 小刀兒 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Wanrong | 刀子 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 小刀兒, 刀刀兒, 刀刀子, 刀子 |
| Lanyin Mandarin | Ürümqi | 刀刀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 刀刀兒, 刀兒 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 刀子, 刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 刀子, 小刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 小刀子, 小刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 刀仔 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 刀仔 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 刀仔 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 刀仔 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 刀仔 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 刀子 |
| Gan | Lichuan | 刀崽 |
| Gan | Pingxiang | 小刀仔 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 刀仔 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 刀刀, 刀子, 小刀兒 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 刀仔 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 刀囝 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刀仔, 刀仔囝 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刀仔 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刀仔囝 |
| Southern Min | Tainan | 刀仔 GT |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 刀囝 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 刀囝 |
| Southern Min | Haikou | 刀囝 |
| Southern Pinghua | Nanning (Tingzi) | 刀崽 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 小刀 |
| Wu | Hangzhou | 刀兒 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 刀兒 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 細刀子, 刀子 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 細刀子 |
| Note | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) | GT - General Taiwanese (no specific region identified) |
| Variety | Location | Words |
| Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | Formal (Written Standard Chinese) | 刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Beijing | 刀 |
| Northeastern Mandarin | Singapore | 刀 |
| Jilu Mandarin | Jinan | 刀 |
| Central Plains Mandarin | Xi'an | 刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Chengdu | 刀 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Wuhan | 刀, 刀子 |
| Southwestern Mandarin | Guilin | 刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Yangzhou | 刀 |
| Jianghuai Mandarin | Hefei | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Hong Kong (Kam Tin; Weitou) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Macau | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Panyu) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Huashan, Huadu) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Conghua) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Guangzhou (Zengcheng) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shatou, Nanhai) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Shunde) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Sanshui) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Foshan (Mingcheng, Gaoming) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Zhongshan (Shiqi) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Qianshan, Xiangzhou) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Shangheng, Doumen; Tanka) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Zhuhai (Doumen) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Baisha) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Jiangmen (Xinhui) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Taishan | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Kaiping (Chikan) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Enping (Niujiang) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Heshan (Yayao) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Dongguan | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Shenzhen (Shajing, Bao'an) | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Yangjiang | 刀 |
| Cantonese | Singapore (Guangfu) | 刀 |
| Gan | Nanchang | 刀 |
| Hakka | Meixian | 刀 |
| Hakka | Huizhou (Huicheng; Bendihua) | 刀 |
| Hakka | Dongguan (Qingxi) | 刀 |
| Hakka | Shenzhen (Shatoujiao) | 刀 |
| Hakka | Zhongshan (Nanlang Heshui) | 刀 |
| Hakka | Guangzhou (Lütian, Conghua) | 刀 |
| Jin | Taiyuan | 刀子 |
| Northern Min | Jian'ou | 刀 |
| Eastern Min | Fuzhou | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Xiamen | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Quanzhou | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Zhangzhou | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Penang (Hokkien) | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hokkien) | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Chaozhou | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Teochew) | 刀 |
| Southern Min | Leizhou | 刀, 利 euphemistic |
| Southern Min | Singapore (Hainanese) | 刀 |
| Zhongshan Min | Zhongshan (Longdu, Shaxi) | 刀 |
| Wu | Suzhou | 刀 |
| Wu | Wenzhou | 刀 |
| Xiang | Changsha | 刀 |
| Xiang | Shuangfeng | 刀, 刀子 |

#### Derived terms

* 刀子嘴豆腐心 (dāozi zuǐ dòufu xīn)

## Japanese

Kanji in this term :
| 刀 | 子 |
| とう Grade: 2 | す Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi | tōon |
Kanji in this term :
| 刀 | 子 |
| とう Grade: 2 | し Grade: 1 |
| on'yomi ||

### Pronunciation

* (Tokyo) とーす [tóꜜòsù] (Atamadaka –)
* IPA: [to̞ːsɨ]
* (Tokyo) とーし [tòóshí] (Heiban – [0])
* IPA: [to̞ːɕi]

### Noun

刀(とう)子(す) • (tōsu)
* short sword
* (archaeology) small knife; pocketknife

### Noun

刀(とう)子(し) • (tōshi)
* same as above

### References

* 1 2 Matsumura, Akira, editor (2006), 大辞林 [Daijirin] (in Japanese), Third edition, Tokyo: Sanseidō, →ISBN

## Korean

Hanja in this term :
| 刀 | 子 |

### Noun

刀子 • (doja) (hangeul 도자)
* hanja form of 도자